Municipal bond yields show investors willing to pay premium for debt that addresses climate change

May 29, 2020 14:30 pm UTC| Investing

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Municipal bond investors are increasingly confident that as climate change accelerates, cities will be forced to prioritize projects...

Digital Currency Revolution

Bitcoin halving Q&A: what it's all about and what it means for the cryptocurrency

May 14, 2020 10:50 am UTC| Digital Currency Investing

Bitcoin, the first and leading cryptocurrency in terms of trading volume and market capitalisation, went through its third halving on May 11 2020. This major adjustment to how the cryptocurrency operates has only happened...

Korean Air Shareholders Given Preemptive Rights in Stock Sale to Raise W1 Trillion

May 14, 2020 10:02 am UTC| Investing

Korean Air Lines Co. will raise one trillion won by selling stocks with shareholders given preemptive rights to buy 79 million stocks to be issued at 12,600 won per share. The sale is part of the self-help measures...

Oil in Global Economy Series

S.Korean Oil Refiners Suffer Record Q1 Losses

May 13, 2020 00:55 am UTC| Investing

South Korean oil refiners posted a combined operating loss of 4.38 trillion won from January to March due to tumbling oil prices, sluggish refining margins, and the coronavirus pandemic. SK Innovation led all losers...

Number of Samsung Electronics Shareholders Multiply 5.65 Times Since Stock Split

May 13, 2020 00:55 am UTC| Investing

The number of Samsung Electronics common stock shareholders had surged to 1.36 million in March this year, 5.65 times greater than 241,000 in March 2018 when the stock underwent a split. The amount of the average daily...

Foreigners Raise Stake in S.Korean Bonds Amid COVID-19 Woes

May 12, 2020 02:44 am UTC| Business Investing

Foreign groups poured 16.9 trillion won in South Korean bonds in March and April to push their investments to 140.9 trillion won, according to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). The figure marks the first time...

Bank dividends are bare. Here's why some shareholders hate it more than they should

May 09, 2020 08:37 am UTC| Investing Economy

In bad news for retirees and others who depend on dividend cheques (and dividend imputation rebate cheques from the Tax Office) bank dividends have largely evaporated. But its not as bad as many commentators suggest, and...