The FSS sought to reprimand Sohn Tae-seung, but two courts have now ruled in favour of the Woori Financial Group chairman and CEO.
August 4, 2022The appeal will follow a court decision to nullify an FSS decision to ban Woori Financial Group chairman Sohn Tae-seung for three years.
September 21, 2021Six industry bodies have filed a joint request asking regulators to grant their boards more autonomy over their internal affairs rather than punishing their executives.
September 16, 2021An FSS decision to ban Woori Financial Group Chairman Son Tae-seung from the financial industry for three years is effectively nullified.
August 31, 2021South Korean financial institutions are required to record the sales process and implement a cooling-off period for complex investment products.
May 13, 2021The minimum required capital will be raised from 100mn to 300mn won. Private equity funds with high leverage will need 500mn won.
February 4, 2021The sale of highly complex derivative products will still be banned, but banks will be allowed to sell equity-linked trusts linked to the KOSPI 200, S&P 500, Euro Stoxx 50, HSCEI or Nikkei 225.
December 16, 2019KEB Hana Bank is said to have deleted data related to the sale of derivative-linked funds after the FSS had already declared its intent to conduct inspections at the bank.
October 17, 2019