Samsung chairman couple's equities soar 1.6 tln won in past 7 months
July 31, 2016
Equity assets owned by Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee and his wife soared 1.6 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in the past seven months helped by gains in its chipmaking affiliate, an industry tracker said Sunday. The value of equity assets, including shares in Samsung Electronics Co., held by the Samsung chief and his wife, Hong Ra-hee, jumped 13 percent to 14.13 trillion won as of July 29 from 12.51 trillion won on Jan. 4, data provided by Chaebul.com showed.The sharp gain in their combined equ