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| 802 |
FSC Holds Meeting and Discusses Plans for Operating Temporarily Eased Financial Regulations
The Financial Services Commission held a meeting with related authorities and industry organizations on November 29 to discuss plans for operating temporarily eased regulations in financial sectors. At today’s meeting, authorities discussed plans for the operation of the eased regulatory measures in the banking, financial investment, specialized credit finance, and savings banks sectors that are currently set to expire at the end of December this year.
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Financial Services Commission
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2024.12.05
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| 801 |
Online Shopping in October 2024
The online shopping transaction value marked 20.2845 trillion won in October 2024, rising 0.6 from October 2023.
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Statistics Korea
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2024.12.05
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| 800 |
FSC Issues Prior Notice of Legislative Changes on Short Sale Regulations
The Financial Services Commission issued a prior notice of legislative changes regarding short sale regulations as a follow-up to the previously revised Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (FSCMA) promulgated on October 22. The rule changes being proposed today address specific details that need to be stipulated under the revised FSCMA, which are expected to take effect from March 31, 2025 as follows—(a) limiting the stock borrowing period for institutional investors, (b) introducing measures to prevent naked short sale through establishment of electronic net short position balance management system, internal control standards, and the securities companies’ verification duties, and (c) restricting short sellers from acquiring CBs (convertible bonds) and BWs (bonds with warrants) issued by the same company.
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Financial Services Commission
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2024.11.28
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| 799 |
Rule Changes on Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Approved by the Government
The Financial Services Commission announced that a revision bill for the Enforcement Decree of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (FSCMA) intended to upgrade rules on corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&As) was approved by the government at the cabinet meeting held on November 19.
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Financial Services Com...
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2024.11.21
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| 798 |
Statistics Korea, Preparing for the Centenary Population Census with the Launch of the 2024 Address
Statistics Korea is currently conducting the 2024 Address Canvassing, in preparation for the centenary population census next year. This Survey lasts for 20 days from November 8 to November 27 this year.
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Statistics Korea
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2024.11.21
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| 797 |
FSC Holds Meeting to Review Market Conditions and Extends Operation of Market Stabilization Programs
Vice Chairman Kim Soyoung of the Financial Services Commission held a meeting on November 13 with related organizations and market experts to go over economic and financial market conditions at home and abroad in the wake of U.S. presidential elections and Fed’s monetary policy pivot and discuss policy responses to ensure market stability.
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Financial Services Commission
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2024.11.15
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| 796 |
Economically Active Population Survey in October 2024
[Economically active population and labor force participation rate]
◦ The economically active population marked 29.525 million persons in October, which grew 135 thousand persons or 0.5 year-on-year.
◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 64.7 in October, remaining the same year-on-year.
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Statistics Korea
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2024.11.15
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| 795 |
Disclosure Requirement on Net Short Position Balance to be Strengthened from December 1
The Financial Services Commission announced that a revision bill for the Enforcement Decree of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (FSCMA) was approved by the government at the cabinet meeting held on November 5. This revision intended to strengthen the disclosure requirement on investors’ net short position balance is part of the comprehensive short sale reform measures announced on June 13, 2024.
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Financial Services Commission
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2024.11.07
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| 794 |
Consumer Price Index in October 2024
□ The Consumer Price Index was 114.69(2020=100) in October 2024. The index remained unchanged from the preceding month and rose 1.3 percent from the same month of the previous year.
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Statistics Korea
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2024.11.07
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| 793 |
Monthly Industrial Statistics, September 2024
1. Production Trend
□ The Index of All industry production in September decreased by 0.3 percent from the previous month.
□ The Index of All industry production in September decreased by 1.1 percent from the same period of the previous year.
□ The Manufacturing Production Index in September decreased by 0.1 percent from the previous month and 1.4 percent from the same period of the previous year.
□ The Manufacturing Shipment Index in September increased by 1.3 percent from the previous month but decreased by 3.2 percent from the same period of the previous year.
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Statistics Korea
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2024.10.31
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