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

한국어판 July 1, 2020

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

Social Affairs May 23, 2020

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

Market April 28, 2020

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,

Market March 11, 2020