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Exclusive: Over 3,000 Hong Kong investors enter Korean market as city ranks second-largest net buyer

About 3,500 Hong Kong retail investors entered Korea’s stock market through Hana Securities accounts, helping Hong Kong become the second-largest foreign net buyer of Korean equities this year.

2026.10.12

Rebalancing and retirement asset management (KOR)

A rule-based portfolio strategy can help retirement investors preserve target allocations without trying to predict market swings.

2026.8.27

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Rebalancing and retirement asset management

A rule-based portfolio strategy can help retirement investors preserve target allocations without trying to predict market swings.

2026.8.26

Funeral wreaths calling for the delisting of single-stock leveraged exchange-traded fund (ETFs) stand near the main gate of the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on July 29. As the Kospi slides day after day amid a sharp sell-off in shares of Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, the single-stock leveraged ETFs are being criticized as the root cause of the volatility.

Korea urged to tighten risky ETF rules (KOR)

After a sharp Kospi sell-off tied to single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETF), Korea needs stronger disclosures, tougher safeguards and faster regulatory action.

2026.8.10

Korea urged to tighten risky ETF rules

After a sharp Kospi sell-off tied to single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETF), Korea needs stronger disclosures, tougher safeguards and faster regulatory action.

2026.8.9

Electronic display boards at Hana Bank in central Seoul show stock and foreign exchange markets Wednesday afternoon. [YONHAP]

Stock transaction tax revenue halved on-year in Aug. amid economic slump

The amount of tax collected from stock transactions halved on-year in August, data showed Thursday, as the bearish market weighed down retail investors' appetite for local shares.

2022.10.20

A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi closing at 2,447.45 points on Wednesday, up 12.11 points, or 0.5 percent, from the previous trading day. [NEWS1]

Corporate sales of new Korean shares declined in July

Corporate sales of new shares in Korean stock markets sharply declined in July amid growing economic uncertainty and a bearish market, data showed Thursday.

2022.8.25

Analysts think it could be a good week for Kospi

Korean stocks have room to rise further this week, helped by ample liquidity.

2020.8.9