쿠팡이 지난달 시장의 예상을 깨고, 미국 나스닥(NASDAQ)이 아닌 뉴욕증권거래소(NYSE) 상장 절차에 착수했다. 이에 한국기업으로는 처음으로 뉴욕증시 입성에 나선 쿠팡을 발판 삼아 세계 최대 주식시장의 문을 두드리려는 국내 유망 기업들의 희망 역시 커지고 있다. 뉴욕증권거래소에서 해외자본시장본부를 총괄하는 알렉상드르 이브라힘(Alexandre L. Ibrahim) 본부장은 최근 코리아헤럴드와 진행한 단독 인터뷰에서 삼성을 포함한 신기술 중심의 기업들이 한국 경제 성장에 큰 뒷받침이 됐다고 평가하면서, 이 같은 ‘혁신기업’이 한국을 넘어 뉴욕증시를 통해 세계적인 기업으로 성장할 준비가 됐다고 언급했다. 그는 “뉴욕증권거래소에게 아시아는 매우 중요한 시장 중 하나”라며 “가까운 시일 내에 다수의 한국 기업들이 미국 상장을 고려할 것으로 예상한다”고 말했다. 이어 “한국 혁신기업을 위한 (뉴욕증권) 거

South Korea’s main bourse, Kospi, topped the 2,700-point mark for the first time on Friday with a continued rally by giant chipmakers. The local currency’s value against the US greenback also rose further after reaching its highest point in 30 months a day earlier. As soon as trading began, the Kospi surpassed its previous record of 2,696.22 set a day earlier and soared to 2,705.34, up 9.12 points or 0.34 percent. Buoyed by foreign investors’ buying binge to the tune of 766.6

    Standard Chartered Bank Korea, KB Financial Group and Mirae Asset Daewoo were recognized for their best practices in corporate governance and ESG management, respectively, the companies said Wednesday.  SC Bank Korea, wholly owned by London-based Standard Chartered Bank, received the “A+” rating for a second consecutive year in the Korea Corporate Governance Service‘s corporate governance evaluation on companies‘ shareholder-friendly approach an

Mirae Asset Global Investments, the asset management arm of South Korean financial group Mirae Asset, was selected as a preferred bidder to acquire Amazon’s logistics centers in the US for $17 million, according to local industry sources Wednesday. The three logistics centers, located in Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina, have been put on sale by Scannell Properties, a US real estate development firm, they said. The centers handle Amazon’s last-mile delivery. While Amazon is set to

This is the final installment in a two-part series exploring Korea’s troubled hedge funds. -- Ed. Alleged fraud cases involving homegrown hedge fund asset managers in recent months have something in common: their unusual ties to political bigwigs. From Lime Asset Management Asset that suspended 1.66 trillion won ($1.38 billion) in assets to Optimus Asset Management that froze 550 billion won of investors’ money, hedge fund managers with a short proven track record appear to

한국을 ‘아시아 금융허브’로 키우겠다는 정부의 꿈이 또 한차례 멀어지게 됐다. 한국거래소가 개발에 나섰던 주요 아시아 증시의 대표 종목을 담은 ‘아시아 공동 지수’(Asia Index)가 사실상 무산됐기 때문이다. 1일 코리아헤럴드 취재 결과 한국거래소는 한국과 일본, 중국, 홍콩, 대만 등에 위치한 거래소와 협력해 각국 대표 우량주(株)를 담은 지수를 개발하려고 했다. 하지만 복수의 관계자에 따르면 각국의 시장 경제규모, 자본시장 성숙도, 규제 환경 등의 차이로 이미 해당 사업은 손을 놓은 상태인 것으로 밝혀졌다. 한 관계자는 “미국의 S&P 500, 유럽의 유로스톡스 50과 같은 아시아 대표 지수를 만들 계획이었다. 하지만 이미 내부적으로 관련 이야기가 나오고 얼마 지나지 않은 초기 단계에서 바로 (계획이) 흐지부지된 것으로 알고 있다”고 말했다. 앞서 최경수 전 한국거래소 이사장은 지난 2015년 대

Meteorologists around the globe forecast this summer will be the hottest in decades and South Korea is no exception. As a result, the summer kits and plans of Koreans are already changing. To stem the spread of COVID-19, wearing face masks has become a part of “manners,” but people have started to complain about wearing them during the hot and humid summer season. Some people instead chose to buy masks made with mesh, cool fiber materials or artificial silk to stay cooler. Demand

Mirae Asset Global Investments said Tuesday that Chinese insurer Anbang Insurance had not fulfilled all the requirements needed to close a $5.8 billion deal, and it was waiting for the latter to give an official explanation. Countering the Chinese insurer’s claim that the Korean firm had reneged on its obligations to closing the deal on April 17, Mirae Asset said it discovered an ongoing legal dispute between the seller and a third party while conducting due diligence on the deal. Mirae

A series of system errors on online transaction platforms run by local brokerages and an internet bank were reported this week, disrupting services. SK Securities suffered a technical glitch at its home trading system and mobile trading system for nearly three hours from about 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., a source told The Korea Herald, saying it caused investment losses. “I wasn’t able to connect to the MTS, so I tried trading through the HTS. I was able to trade my securities in real time,