Investors lost an estimated KRW 1.7 trillion. Lime Asset Management has a reported KRW 520 billion in debt, compared to just KRW 19 billion in assets, which will be liquidated.
February 24, 202220 securities firms will be able to launch fractional stock trading services using the KSD system as early as this year, depending on their readiness.
November 17, 2021Shinhan Investment and KB Securities were ordered to suspend parts of their operations for six months. Daishin Securities was ordered to close a branch.
November 16, 2021Fractional trading is expected to become available within this year for foreign stocks, and in Q3 2022 for domestic stocks, the FSC said.
September 14, 2021Three foreign firms and six local firms are accused of disturbing market order through their negative influence on stock prices.
September 9, 2021Shinhan Bank has separately been ordered to repay up to 75 percent of investments it sold in Lime's credit insured funds.
April 22, 2021Subject to FSC approval, the FSS will revoke Lime's business registration and order the company to dismiss its CEO, who was arrested in July.
October 21, 2020The proposed sanctions may include a ban on former and current CEOs of three brokerage firms from working in the financial industry for up to five years.
October 8, 2020Large losses on leveraged positions at Hong Kong-based Gen2 Partners earlier this year prompted a liquidity squeeze and a freeze on early redemptions.
July 7, 2020Twenty firms, including banks and brokers, will set up a new entity to manage the estimated 1.7tr won in assets frozen by Lime Asset Management since October.
June 11, 2020