North Korea
Top 10 op risks 2020: geopolitical risk
Nationalism, trade wars and epidemics make for a heady cocktail
Nomura launches South Korea Government Bond Index featuring liquidity screening
The South Korea Government Bond Index aims to offer investors increased tradability through the use of a liquidity enhancement mechanism
Korea opens up licensing
The move by the Financial Services Commission will bring some additional clarity to the tricky business of obtaining licences in the country
Korean risk premiums exceed Thailand, ‘raised long term'
Tensions on the Korean peninsula mean CDS prices are likely to stay high for some time, analysts say
Korean bonds stay strong, despite rising tensions
Sound economic fundamentals have meant South Korea’s sovereign bond yields have remained low despite the political standoff on the Korean peninsula.
Ringfencing and contract enforceability challenges
Regulation radar Korea
Australia, Brazil, China, India, Korea, Mexico and Russia join Basel Committee
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$130 billion aid for Korean banks
The Korean government has promised up to $100 billion in loan guarantees and another $30 billion in new loans for Korean banks.
Best in South Korea - KDB Asset Management
Structured Products Asia Awards 2008
IIF trumpets principles for relations with regulators
IIF seeks better regulatory harmonisation, starting in Asia
Shedding shackles
The expected approval of new financial rules in Korea in the coming months should liberate the country's financial markets and bolster financial efficiency. But domestic banks are far from happy.
Merrill hires Joonkee Hong to head Korean debt markets
Merrill Lynch has hired Joonkee Hong from UBS as a managing director to head its debt markets in South Korea.