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Korean Retail Investors Push Back Against Proposed Cut in Major Shareholder Threshold
ByPeter Kim 2025년 08월 07일2025년 12월 28일

The Korean government’s plan to lower the threshold for defining a major shareholder—from KRW 5 billion (approx. USD 3.8 million) to KRW 1 billion (approx. USD 760,000)—is sparking strong opposition from domestic retail investors. The move, which would significantly expand the number of investors subject to capital gains tax, is part of the Ministry of…

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KOREA FSS Urges Caution: “Don’t Over‑Weight Coinbase in ETFs”
ByPeter Kim 2025년 07월 23일2025년 12월 28일

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has recently advised domestic asset management firms to refrain from excessively including cryptocurrency-related stocks, such as Coinbase and MicroStrategy, in their exchange-traded fund (ETF) portfolios. This guidance, which was delivered verbally to ETF managers earlier this month, reflects the FSS’s concern over the growing weight of virtual asset-linked equities…

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