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World Liberty Financial received conditional approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank, World Liberty Trust Company, National Association. The proposed institution would issue

Korea Investment Trust Management completed a 60 billion won paid-in capital increase on June 30, issuing 60,000 new common shares at 1 million won per share. Parent company Korea Investment Securities subscribed to all newly issued shares. The company stated the capital raise serves to secure

South Korean securities firms and asset management companies face mounting tax burdens from outdated regulations despite rapid growth in the exchange-traded fund (ETF) market, according to industry reports on the 18th. ETF liquidity providers (LPs)

Hana Securities analyst Lee Jae-man stated on August 18 that Samsung Electronics stocks may lead a KOSPI rebound due to excessive discount rates and reduced foreign ownership. The report compares Samsung to Apple's shift from growth to dividend focus after 2012. Samsung's 2024-2026 shareholder

CoreWeave, Nebius, and IREN are experiencing exceptional growth as neocloud operators serving AI infrastructure demand. CoreWeave has doubled its revenue year over year in each of the last seven quarters, while IREN's growth has stayed above 350% in the last six quarters. The surge in AI

Insurance and pension funds net purchased 2.3 trillion won of Korea Housing Finance Corporation (KHFC) mortgage-backed securities issued on the 14th, with market participants speculating Samsung Electronics pension funds entered across all

Lotte Chilsung Beverage's alcohol business revenue ratio remained at 20.0% in the first half of this year. This marks three consecutive years of stagnation at the 20% level, raising concerns about long-term market decline. The alcohol segment accounted for 26% of total revenue in 2023 before

Korean exchange-traded funds focused on robotics and physical artificial intelligence dominated the top five positions in monthly returns as of the 18th, according to the Korea Exchange. Market funds previously concentrated in semiconductors have rapidly shifted toward robot and AI-related

SK Ecoplant posted a standalone operating loss of 2,121 billion won in Q2 despite reporting a consolidated operating profit of 5,336 billion won, driven by provisions for project financing debt and knowledge industry center operations. The construction firm converted 2,500 billion won of

Korean individual investors net purchased $4.5 billion (approximately 6 trillion won) worth of US stocks in July, according to Korea Securities Depository data cited by CNBC on August 17 (local time). The purchases occurred while Korea's stock market underwent corrections, with investors shifting th

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix executives' stock holdings are being tracked on a new online website, with valuations surging significantly due to rising share prices. According to industry sources on the 18th, the tracking site displays executive shareholdings based on Financial Supervisory

Retail investors purchased 1.0418 trillion won of three Mirae Asset US index ETFs in the recent 1 month as of the 14th, according to Korea Exchange data released on the 18th. The three products—TIGER US S&P500, TIGER US NASDAQ100, and TIGER US Dividend Dow Jones—attracted concentrated retail

Hyperliquid Policy Center and Douro Labs submitted a joint comment on August 17 urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to repeal Rule 611 of Regulation National Market System, commonly known as the trade-through or Order Protection Rule. The organizations argue that the rule's

Harvard University's investment arm held 3,044,612 shares of BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) worth $101.4 million as of June 30, maintaining the position unchanged from March 31 according to its latest Form 13F filing. The decision marks a pause after Harvard Management Company reduced its

Hanmi Semiconductor announced on the 18th the purchase of a 6,230-pyeong factory from Mercury in Incheon Juwang National Industrial Complex for establishment as Factory 8, with total investment reaching 130 billion won to expand AI semiconductor equipment production capacity. The investment

Samyang Foods reported second-quarter revenue of 770.3 billion won and operating profit of 176.2 billion won, representing year-over-year increases of 39.3% and 46.7% respectively, driven by strong overseas sales of its Buldak brand in the US and Europe. Securities analysts cited the results as

KOSDAQ-listed company Venueg holds Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares valued at up to 1.1 trillion won, according to an analysis released on the 18th by independent research firm ARIS. The report estimates Venueg owns approximately 1.5 million Samsung Electronics shares and 40,000 SK Hynix shar

Upbit parent company Dunamu and Bithumb, South Korea's two largest cryptocurrency exchanges, reported sharp declines in revenue and profits for the first half of 2026, according to filings with the Financial Supervisory Service. Dunamu's consolidated operating revenue fell 49.1% year-over-year to 40

The European Union approved its 21st sanctions package against Russia on July 23, extending cryptocurrency transaction bans to 14 offshore platforms across Georgia, Panama, the UAE, the Marshall Islands, Kyrgyzstan, and Belarus. The package introduces restrictions preventing Russians and