A new inter-agency team, led by the FSS, will be established by mid-July, and refer any illegalities detected to authorities for 'swift action' including prosection.
July 5, 2020The public release of the data is expected to contribute to the advancement of the data economy and fintech industry, while also creating more jobs in data-driven innovative services.
June 9, 2020Driven by demand from retail investors for higher yields, some securities firms have been selling ELS products beyond their equity capital.
May 11, 2020Under the proof of concept system now being developed, bond issuance, management, settlement and recordkeeping will be done using blockchain technology.
February 21, 2020Starting 16 September, all listed stocks and bonds must be issued and registered electronically, and no longer exist in paper form.
September 16, 2019South Korea's Cabinet has approved an ordinance to introduce an electronic securities system for all listed stocks and bonds from 16 September.
June 19, 2019The Korea Securities Depository and nine brokerages are facing penalties for inadequate internal controls over their offshore equities trading
June 11, 2019FSC chairman Choi Jong-ku has repeatedly called for a cut in the securities transaction tax to ease the burden it places on stock and mutual fund trades.
May 30, 2019SWIFT has released a new report on the state of adoption of the ISO 20022 financial messaging standard among Asia Pacific securities market infrastructures.
April 3, 2019The 500 billion won fund will start investing in the KOSDAQ from November. Separately, market participants will establish an emergency monitoring system to better respond to instability.
October 30, 2018