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[Market In] Are E-MART Co., Ltd. and Lotte Reaping the Benefits of Homeplus’s Bankruptcy?… Han Shin Rating: “Structural Limitations Remain”
As Homeplus enters bankruptcy proceedings, expectations are growing that competitors such as E-MART Co., Ltd.(139480)and Lotte Mart will benefit from the situation; however, analysts suggest it is unl…
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[Market In] “BDC Stalled at No. 1”… Asset Managers Take a Wait-and-See Approach Amid Tax Incentive Gap
The Business Development Company (BDC) market has stalled after the launch of its first product following the implementation of the new system. Although the market was introduced with the aim of chann…
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[Market Insight] Kiwoom Securities to Raise Up to 4000억 via Corporate Bonds… Investor Sentiment Expected to Rise Amid Booming Securities Industry
#Kiwoom Securities is set to raise up to 4000억 won through a corporate bond issuance. With the recent stock market boom creating a favorable business environment across the securities industry, the ma…
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[Market In] SamsungSecurities’ Corporate Bond Bookbuilding Proves a Hit… 1.8 Trillion Flowed In
SamsungSecurities (AA+) achieved a successful public offering of corporate bonds, receiving orders totaling over 1.8 trillion won during the bookbuilding process. This strong demand is attributed to e…
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[Market In] 'Interest Rate Appeal' Overshadows Pledges to Scale Back... Military-Affiliated Companies and CPs Take the Brakes Off on Funding
The Military Mutual Aid Association, the only major mutual aid association in Korea to raise funds through commercial paper (CP), issued 1.5 trillion won worth of CP in the first half of this year alo…
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[Market In] After STOs, the Next Battleground Is Bonds and MMFs… Brokerages Launch Full-Scale Race to Secure Market Share
The scope of preparations for security token offerings (STOs) by domestic securities firms is expanding beyond fractional investing to include traditional financial assets such as bonds, money market …
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[Market Insight] Construction Bonds Vanish Amid Fears of Unsold Inventory… What Will Happen to the 2 Trillion Won Maturing in the Second Half?
Construction companies, whose funding sources have dried up due to the prolonged real estate slump, have virtually disappeared from the corporate bond market. Analysts say that the scale of fundraisin…
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[Market In] Han Shin Rating Upgrades HYUNDAI CORPORATION HOLDINGS’ Credit Rating to ‘A’
The credit rating of HYUNDAI CORPORATION HOLDINGS, the parent company of HYUNDAI CORPORATION, has been upgraded to ‘A.’ This reflects the assessment that its subsidiary, HYUNDAI CORPORATION, has demon…
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[Market In] A Rosy Outlook After Two Years… CJ CGV’s Credit Outlook Downgraded as Expected
NICEHoldings and Korea Credit Rating announced on the 30th that they have maintained the credit ratings of CJ CGV(079160)’s unsecured bonds at ‘A-’ and its hybrid capital securities at ‘BBB+’, respect…
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[Market In] Han Shin Rating Downgrades Doosan Fuel Cell’s Rating Outlook to ‘Negative’… “Deepening Losses and Mounting Financial Burden”
Korea Ratings (Korea Credit Rating Agency) announced on the 30th that it has maintained the credit rating of Doosan Fuel Cell(336260)’s unsecured bonds at BBB and downgraded the outlook from “Stable” …