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Hanwha Asset Management ETF Strategy Team leader Lee Su-jin announced on the 20th the team's expansion from 5 to 8 members and plans to launch new active ETF products in the second half. Lee, who joined Hanwha Asset Management last month, leads the team responsible for 'PLUS' ETF research and active

Hanwha Asset Management is expanding its ETF strategy team from five to eight members as the Korean exchange-traded fund market approaches 500 trillion won in assets. Lee Su-jin, who joined the firm last month to lead the ETF strategy team, oversees research and active product management under the

Korean stocks suffered their steepest single-day decline in months on July 16, with the KOSPI index plunging 463.81 points or 6.37% to close at 6,820.60, triggering the 37th circuit breaker of the year. The selloff was driven by sharp losses in semiconductor heavyweights Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks fell sharply in pre-market trading on May 20, with Samsung Electronics down 4.71% to 243,000 won and SK Hynix declining 5.43% to 1,742,000 won as of 8:07 AM in Nextrade pre-market sessions. The declines followed weakness in US and Japan

Samsung Biologics signed an acquisition agreement with PolyPeptide Group on the 20th for approximately 2.7 trillion won. The deal represents the largest merger and acquisition in Korea's pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Samsung Biologics plans to acquire 100% equity through majority

Alutec, the largest shareholder of KOSDAQ-listed KPTEU, disclosed on July 20 a tender offer to acquire 1 million shares (17.46% stake) of KPTEU at 4000 won per share, totaling 4 billion won, according to the Financial Supervisory Service electronic disclosure system. The move follows KPTEU's

SpaceX short sellers have gained approximately $5 billion in paper profits as the company's stock price declined rapidly following its initial public offering (IPO), according to data from Business Insider

US Stocks fell on 17th (local time) as the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.77% to 52,146.42, the S&P 500 declined 1.01% to 7,457.69, and the Nasdaq Composite slid 1.40% to 25,520.24. The decline was triggered by Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI's release of the high-performance AI model

Osstem Implant, a dental implant company acquired by private equity firm MBK Partners, is facing restructuring controversy after multiple employees reported receiving job reassignment notices. According to investment banking industry sources on the 20th, the company recently eliminated existing

NH Investment & Securities released a report on the 20th analyzing recent extreme volatility in Korean stocks, concluding the bull market is not over despite the KOSPI dropping 25.2% from its peak to 6820 on the 16th of this month. Analyst Na Jeong-hwan attributed the volatility to concentration in

Hana Securities researcher Kim Du-eon stated on the 21st that the recent KOSPI decline resulted from excessive capital concentration in semiconductor stocks and leverage investment withdrawals, rather than a semiconductor industry cycle peak. The report identified foreign investor profit-taking and

UBS and Barclays maintained bullish stances on the artificial intelligence investment cycle on May 19 (local time), despite semiconductor stocks experiencing a nearly 10% weekly decline, according to CNBC. UBS cited persistent AI-driven computing demand exceeding supply capacity and forecast 92% ear

Big Tech companies face mounting pressure to demonstrate artificial intelligence investment returns through earnings results as semiconductor stocks plunged last week. The S&P500 index fell 1.6% and the Nasdaq100 declined 4.1% last week, while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped 10% in

Samsung Electro-Mechanics saw its stock price decline over 40% from recent highs, but Hana Securities forecasts a rebound driven by prolonged supply shortages in multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) and flip-chip ball grid array (FCBGA) substrates. Analyst Kim Min-kyung issued a report on the 20th m

Zcash's Ironwood hard fork, designated NU6.3, activates around July 28 at block height 3,428,143 to seal a soundness flaw in the Orchard shielded pool. Security researcher Taylor Hornby discovered the bug in late May while working with Shielded Labs, prompting developers to implement emergency

Life Asset Management, led by 'first-generation value investor' Lee Chae-won, received public fund management license from the Financial Services Commission recently. The approval enables the firm to expand its engagement-based hedge fund strategies, previously validated in the private market, to re

Warren Buffett disclosed Berkshire Hathaway's $30 billion Alphabet investment strategy in a rare 1-hour CNBC interview. The 95-year-old investor revealed he personally initiated the Alphabet purchase idea, contradicting market assumptions that successor Greg Abel led the tech stock acquisition. Buff

South Korean biotech companies are accelerating next-generation antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) development through novel target antibodies and dual-payload approaches, following Big Pharma's recent multi-billion-dollar

Korean and US stocks enter peak earnings season this week, with market participants scrutinizing artificial intelligence investment returns amid heightened volatility. On July 16, the KOSPI index closed at 6820.60, down 6.37% from the previous session, as Samsung Electronics fell 8.77% and SK

A trader who withdrew 4.426 trillion BONK tokens from the BONK treasury through a governance process sold another 800 billion BONK tokens today, worth approximately $2.48 million according to on-chain data. The sales follow the July 6th incident where the trader gained control of tokens worth approx