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Reporting of foreigners’ investments by types of securities

  • Lee & Ko
  • -
  • South Korea
  • -
  • March 25 2013

The Ministry of Strategy and Finance amended the Foreign Exchange Transactions Regulation on December 5, 2012 so that reporting by banks, brokers or

Enactment of the Act on financial institution’s issuance of covered bond being processed

  • Lee & Ko
  • -
  • South Korea
  • -
  • March 25 2013

The Financial Services Commission (the "FSC") released a draft of the Act on Financial Institution's Issuance of Covered Bond (the "Draft") on

The Korea Exchange’s plans for 2013 (overnight US dollars futures, volatility index futures, CCP license)

  • Lee & Ko
  • -
  • South Korea
  • -
  • March 25 2013

The KRX plans to expand its overnight market, whose current offering is limited to KOSPI 200 futures and options, to include US Dollars futures. To

FSCMA Amendment Bill, finally passed the National Assembly

  • Lee & Ko
  • -
  • South Korea
  • -
  • March 25 2013

On March 5, 2013, the FSCMA Amendment Bill (the "Bill"), which introduces the system of Central Counterparty Clearing ("CCP") for OTC derivatives

FSC promotes enactment of special law on covered bonds

  • Lee & Ko
  • -
  • South Korea
  • -
  • August 21 2012

The Financial Services Commission (“FSC”) is promoting the enactment of a special law for the issuance of covered bonds

Introduction of derivatives transaction tax

  • Lee & Ko
  • -
  • South Korea
  • -
  • August 21 2012

On August 9, 2012, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy issued a formal prospective legislation announcement concerning a draft bill to partially amend the Securities Transaction Tax Law

Resumption of legislative process to amend the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act

  • Lee & Ko
  • -
  • South Korea
  • -
  • August 21 2012

On June 25, 2012, the draft amendment of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (“FSCMA”) was submitted to the National Assembly, after going through the relevant internal governmental review process (including discussions between relevant governmental offices, preliminary legislative notice procedures, review by the Regulatory Review Committee and review by the Ministry of Government Legislation, etc.) as well as being passed by the State Council on June 19, 2012

More demanding documentation standards for securities registration statement concerning derivatives linked securities - effective from March 1, 2012

  • Lee & Ko
  • -
  • South Korea
  • -
  • June 5 2012

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has revised its Public Disclosure Documentation Standards (PDDS), with the result that more demanding documentation standards, including requirements for inclusion of more information concerning matters that may have a material impact on investor decision making, will now be imposed in connection with the filing of Securities Registration Statements (SRS) for derivatives linked securities

Announcement of expected enactment of amendments to trust system provisions of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act

  • Lee & Ko
  • -
  • South Korea
  • -
  • June 5 2012

On March 22, 2012, Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) made an announcement concerning certain amendments that are expected to be enacted with regard to the trust system provisions of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (FSCMA

Introduction of reporting system for massive short selling positions

  • Lee & Ko
  • -
  • South Korea
  • -
  • June 5 2012

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced on March 14, 2012 that it would be introducing a reporting system, by way of amendments to the Enforcement Decree for the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act, for massive short selling positions, pursuant to which investors will be required to submit reports with data on their short selling positions and changes in such positions whenever their short selling positions exceed a specified level