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Banks, savings banks, and mutual finance businesses provide public heat shelters at their branch officesJul 15, 2025

Secretary General Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission visited a local bank branch on July 15 to check on the operation of public heat shelter and have talks on the importance of financial sectors taking up social responsibility by offering public heat shelters at their branch offices. Currently, there are some 9,600 branches providing public heat shelters during their working hours (normally between 09:00 and 16:00). With more financial companies from the mutual finance sector and savings banks pledging to join this effort to boost their social responsibility, it is expected that there will be some 14,000 public heat shelters provided by financial companies across the country. The heat shelters will be made available until the end of August, but depending on locations, they may be open until the end of September. These branches will display signposts to improve consumer convenience and raise public awareness about the availability of heat shelters at their locations.
Authorities hold meeting on small business debt workout programJul 14, 2025

Secretary General Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission presided over a meeting with officials from related organizations on July 14 to have discussions on the operation of the small business debt workout program (New Start Fund), which wasfirst introduced in thewake of theCOVID-19 pandemic and its expandedsupport andeligibility. With the passage of the second extra budget, KRW700 billion in additional debt workout supporthasbecome newlyavailable for vulnerable debtors. In this regard, related organizations will promptly move to implement the program's expanded eligibility from September this year.
Authorities hold meeting in preparation for launching a newly proposed long-term debt relief programJul 11, 2025

Secretary General Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission held a meeting with officials from related organizations and industry groups on July 11 in preparation for the launch of a newly proposed long-term debt relief program next month. At the meeting, authorities discussed plans to set up a debt relief vehicle in August and work to make sure that it can begin to purchase overdue debts in October. Speaking about the importance of providing an effective social safety net for vulnerable debtors, Secretary General Kwon said that the newly established debt relief program is intended for those undergoing extremely difficult situations and struggling to regain footing financially. In this regard, Secretary General Kwon added that this debt relief program will strictly examine individual debtors' repayment capacity to make sure that debt relief support is provided to only those who have fallen below one's debt service capacity by any measure.
Authorities hold meeting on household debtJul 03, 2025

Secretary General Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission presided over a meeting on household debt with officials from related ministries, financial industry groups, fiver major banks, and housing finance and guarantee institutions on July 3. At the meeting, officials discussed key developments regarding household debt situation since last week's announcement of household debt management measures and plans to strengthen responses against illegitimate and abnormal transaction activities in the housing market. While underscoring the importance of ending the practice of borrowing in excess of one's own debt service capacity, Secretary General Kwon said that it is necessary to consistently pursue measures that will help to make sure that borrowers take out loans within their own repayment capabilities. In this regard, Secretary General Kwon stated that the focus of last week's announced measures is to cut off speculation-driven demand from individuals who already own multiple houses in the Seoul metropolitan area. Thus, Secretary General Kwon said that in the process of implementing self-regulatory measures, financial companies should work to make sure that there are no drawbacks incurred to non-speculative homebuyers and vulnerable households.
FSC Chairman holds meeting on stock market conditions amid Israel-Iran warJun 23, 2025

Chairman Kim Byoung Hwan of the Financial Services Commission held a meeting on June 23 to monitor stock market conditions with related authorities and industry officials. At the meeting, officials discussed the impact of U.S. military intervention in the Israel-Iran war on the domestic stock market and the consequent investor sentiment and market conditions. Amid rising market volatility, officials agreed on the need to maintain strong coordination among relevant organizations and step up efforts to monitor market situation. In addition, officials vowed to take steps to ensure a timely implementation of market stabilization measures when it becomes necessary. At the same time, officials pledged to strengthen surveillance over unfair trading activities amid market unease and take steps to bring stern measures when detected. At the meeting, Chairman Kim stressed the importance of continuing to maintain close cooperation among related authorities and stay vigilant to ensure market stability.
FSC Chairman signs MOU on cultivating more green finance expertsMay 23, 2025

Chairman Kim Byoung Hwan of the Financial Services Commission signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Environment and other related organizations on May 23 to cultivate more green finance experts amid the growing importance of finance in responding to climate challenges. With aims to meet the government's net zero carbon emission goals and expand investments in eco-friendly areas, the government and relevant organizations will closely work together to develop vocational training programs on green finance, promote the role of green finance experts in the financial sector, prepare relevant infrastructure for vocational training, and so on. The collaborative efforts made by the government will help to expand the pool of professionals devoted in green finance and equipped with the expertise on the K-Taxonomy guidelines. At the MOU signing event, Chairman Kim said that this lays a foundation for the financial sector to step up its climate finance capabilities. In this regard, Chairman Kim encouraged financial companies to boost their climate finance efforts and expand the supply of green finance products.
FSC Chairman visits local bank to check provision of tailored support for small merchants made available by banking sectMay 08, 2025

Chairman Kim Byoung Hwan of the Financial Services Commission visited a local bank on May 8 to check the provision of tailored financial support for small merchants made available by the banking sector and hold talks with officials from related organizations. Since the announcement was made by the banking sector to provide tailored assistance for small merchants in a more sustainable way last December, banks have introduced four major tailored support programs for small merchants in April this year in the form of debt restructuring, refinancing, new loans and guarantees, and consulting. While speaking about the importance of these programs, Chairman Kim also stressed the need to boost education and advertisement to make sure that the availability of these support programs is widely known to small merchants.
Vice Chairman delivers keynote speech at capital market seminar hosted by KCMIMay 08, 2025

Vice Chairman Kim Soyoung of the Financial Services Commission attended a policy seminar on the advancement of capital markets hosted by the Korea Capital Market Institute on May 8 and delivered a keynote address on the progress of capital market reform agendas and policy tasks going forward. In his speech, Vice Chairman Kim outlined some of the major achievements seen thus far in the areas of four key policy pillars, which include (a) boosting the accessibility of capital markets, (b) establishing corporate management practices centered on shareholder values, (c) enhancing the fairness and transparency in markets, and (d) strengthening the innovative capability of capital markets. In this regard, Vice Chairman Kim said that abolishing foreign investors' prior registration requirement, mandating English language corporate disclosures for companies, and introducing an alternative trading system are some of the achievements.
Vice Chairman visits KINFA's one-stop youth finance support centerApr 29, 2025

Vice Chairman Kim Soyoung of the Financial Services Commission visited the one-stop youth finance support center operated by the Korea Inclusive Finance Agency (KINFA) on April 29 and held talks on ways to more effectively provide assistance for young adults. During the visit, Vice Chairman Kim took time to observe how consultation is being provided for those interested in signing up for the youth savings account program and held talks with a group of young adults on their challenges and difficulties to seek better ways to make financial assistance available for them. As the number of subscribers to the youth savings account program is soon expected to reach two million in cumulative terms, Vice Chairman Kim said that the government and related organizations will continue to make efforts to enhance the convenience and utility of the program to help make it an important source of asset accumulation for young adults.
Vice Chairman presides over financial education council meetingApr 25, 2025

Vice Chairman Kim Soyoung of the Financial Services Commission presided over this year's first financial education council meeting on April 25 with officials from related ministries and private sector experts. At today's meeting, members of the council discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between related organizations and bolster support for the provision of a financial education course offered as part of the secondary school curriculum. At the meeting, Vice Chairman Kim highlighted the importance of providing financial educationas part of high school curriculumas it can help to broaden the knowledge of young people and enable them to make rational decisions in their economic activities. Furthermore, Vice Chairman Kim said that financial education can also help to enhance the overall inclusiveness of financial markets.
FSC Chairman visits Boston and New York to strengthen financial cooperationApr 23, 2025

Chairman Kim Byoung Hwan of the Financial Services Commission traveled to Boston and New York, the United States on April 21-22. On April 21, Chairman Kim visited the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI)'s U.S. office in Boston's biotech cluster and held a meeting with the investment companies and Korean biotech firms operating in the U.S. to seek insights on ways to bring about regulatory improvements to promote Korea's biotech venture investment. In Boston, Chairman Kim also visited AVEO Oncology, a U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company owned by LG Chem, and held talks on policy tasks to more effectively support Korea's biotech venture ecosystem. On April 22, Chairman Kim visited New York andhad a meeting with Blackstone Chairman and CEO Stephen Schwarzman.
Vice Chairman presides over ESG finance taskforce meetingApr 23, 2025

Vice Chairman Kim Soyoung of the Financial Services Commission presided over the 5th ESG finance taskforce meeting on April 23 to review global trends (the EU's Omnibus Package) on sustainable disclosure standards and the progress in formulating domestic disclosure standards. In his opening remarks, Vice Chairman Kim discussed the importance of establishing domestic disclosure standards and roadmap that take into account relevant developments in major overseas countries. At the meeting, participants discussed the EU's Omnibus Package, Japan's final disclosure standards, and relevant developments in major countries, such as the U.K., the U.S., and Canada. The taskforce plans to continue to work on preparing domestic disclosure standards and roadmap that will be consistent with global standards, readily embraced by businesses, and useful for information purposes.