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FSC Chairman visits financial welfare and personal bankruptcy support centersNov 07, 2023

FSC Chairman Kim Joo-hyun visited the financial welfare support center set up to help young adults in Seoul and the personal credit rehabilitation and bankruptcy support center managed by Korea Legal Aid Corporation on November 7. During his visit to the two support centers, Chairman Kim expressed appreciations for their efforts in helping to provide support for young adults and vulnerable groups and held talks on the need to prevent and root out unlawful debt collection practices targeting vulnerable debtors. In this regard, Chairman Kim said that the government will work to make sure that relevant microfinance policy supports are provided to lower income and vulnerable individuals in a timely manner.
FSC Chairman meets with heads of financial industry associationsNov 06, 2023

FSC Chairman Kim Joo-hyun met with the heads of financial industry groups and the Korea Exchange on November 6 and held talks on current market situation and ways to help alleviate the high interest burden facingsmall merchants and the self-employed. At the meeting, Chairman Kim also discussed the government's decision to ban short selling on all domestic listed stocks announced a day before and asked for close cooperation from the industry.
FSC and FSS hold media briefing on decision to ban stock short selling until H1 2024Nov 05, 2023

The Financial Services Commission held a meeting on November 5 where the authorities decided to ban all stock short selling in domestic markets (all KOSPI, KOSDAQ and KONEX listed items) effective from Monday, November 6, 2023 until the end of June 2024. FSC Chairman Kim Joo-hyun and FSS Governor Lee Bok-hyun gave ajointmedia briefingafter the meeting andexplainedthe government's decision toban short selling.While short selling ban is in place, the government will promptly work on measures to improve the short selling system through close consultation with market experts and relevant institutions. Details about the improvement measures will be open to public discourse and the authorities will actively participate in the legislation process at the National Assembly.FSC Chairman Kim Joo-hyun said that the top priority of the governments capital market policy is to create a fair and efficient market to protect investors and ensure confidence in the market. In this regard, Chairman Kim said that the government will do all it can to bring improvements to the countrys short selling system, so that it can develop into one in which every investor can have confidence.
Vice Chairman meets with former Dutch prime minister Jan Peter BalkenendeNov 02, 2023

Vice Chairman Kim So-young of the Financial Services Commissionmet with Jan Peter Balkenende, former prime minister of the Netherlands, Paul Iske, professor of management at Maastricht University and Boohwan Byun, senior analyst at ABN AMRO Bankat his office inSeoul on November 2.Duringthe meeting, Vice Chairman Kimheld talks onthe Korean government's financial hub policy and effort to promote sustainable finance through ESG disclosure rules.
FSC Chairman delivers congratulatory address at 6th accounting day commemoration event and confers awards to recipientsOct 31, 2023

FSC Chairman Kim Joo-hyun attended the 6th accounting day commemoration event held in Yeoui-do, Seoul on October 31 and delivered a congratulatory speech expressinghis appreciation to the accounting industry's effortsto promoteadvancement of Korea's accounting system. At the event, Chairman Kim gave awards to those who made contributions to improve accounting transparency.
Vice Chairman visits local branch of inclusive finance support center Oct 31, 2023

FSC Vice Chairman Kim So-young visited the Gwangjin-gu branch of the inclusive finance support center in Seoul on October 31 and checked the operation of microfinance support programs underway. During his visit, Vice Chairman Kim met with users who make use of various support programs including microfinance and debt adjustment as well as call center staff. During the conversation, Vice Chairman listened to their difficulties and discussed further improvements. Vice Chairman Kim expressed his gratitude for dedications made by the call center employeesand pledged to take their opinions into account when formulating policies.
FSC Chairman attends Korea emergency response simulation exercise to protect electronic financial system from cyberattackOct 30, 2023

Chairman Kim Joo-hyun of the Financial Services Commission presided over the meeting of the Central Disaster Management Headquarters joined by related financial institutions and private sector experts at the Korea Development Banks Digital Square located in Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do on October 30. At the meeting heldas part of the Korea emergency response simulation exercise aimed at keeping electronic financial system safe from cyberattack, Chairman Kim and the participants checked how to respond to the possible disruption of the electronic financial system caused by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Chairman Kim asked for paying special attention to digital infringement and threats, underscoring the importance of a prompt implementation of proper actions against illegal practices. In closing, Chairman Kim remarked that the authorities willseek more efforts tomakeimprovements andstrengthen response in order to effectively cope with cyberattacks.
FSC Chairman delivers congratulatory remarks at 8th annual finance day commemoration eventOct 24, 2023

FSC Chairman Kim Joo-hyun attended the annual finance day commemoration event on October 24 and delivered congratulatory remarks. The publicly designated day intended to raise public awareness on finance and confer awards to those who have made contributions to the financialindustryis in its eighth year this year. In his speech, Chairman Kim talked about the evolving meaning of finance, saying that whereas in the past the focus was on the obligation of the debtor, but that now it has been shifted to the fulfillment of opportunities. In the future, Chairman Kim said that the meaning of finance can further evolve to signify integration and inclusion. In this regard, Chairman Kim said that the government will work to make sure that the financial industry is always there to provide support to the public.
Vice Chairman speaks about ways to deal with changing global financial environmentOct 20, 2023

FSC Vice Chairman Kim So-young attended a policy seminar co-hosted by the Korea International Economic Association and the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy on October 20 and delivered a keynote address. In his speech, Vice Chairman Kim said that due to changing paradigm in the global financial environment such as digital transformation and the spread of sustainable finance, it remains difficult for the financial industry to seek a way out of the low growth patterns without finding a new growth driver. In this regard, Vice Chairman Kim said that the authorities have been promoting various inbound and outbound strategies to export Korea's financial services infrastructures abroad and bring innovative overseas-based financial services into domestic market. In order to lead the global financial market, Vice Chairman Kim said thatinnovationshould continuebased on strong public-private partnership and cooperation.
FSC holds a roundtable meeting with financial investment businessesOct 19, 2023

FSC Vice Chairman Kim So-young held a roundtable meeting with the financial investment sector and had talks on the progress of capital market reform measures and future plans. At the meeting, Vice Chairman Kim discussed the merits of recent capital market reforms, and said that further advancement ofourcapital markets can facilitate development and growthofall market participants, including the financial investment industry, listed companies and the exchange. In this regard, the FSC will continue to work on making improvements to Korea's capital markets by seeking to update regulationsregardingnew security types and STOs, convertible bonds and treasury stocks, and so on.
FSC holds meeting to check financial market situationOct 18, 2023

Vice Chairman Kim So-young of the Financial Services Commission presided over a meeting with the Financial Supervisory Service and industry representatives on October 18 to review financial market situations, potential risk factors and ways to handle them. At the meeting, the authorities discussed downside external risks such as the possibility of continuing high interest rates caused by a prolonged policy tightening in the U.S. and uncertainties surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict and measures to avert excessive money moves in domestic financial markets in the final three months of the year. To prevent excessive competition from taking place between financial companies, the banks' liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) requirement will be kept at 95 percent until June 2024, an extension of six more months from initially planned. In addition, banks will be allowed to issue bonds more flexibly according to each bank'sownneeds and financial situation. At the meeting, Vice Chairman Kim said that the eased rules intended to prevent excessive competition between financial companies should not be used as a means for the race to boost assets and external growth.
Taskforce on ESG finance holds 3rd meetingOct 16, 2023

The FSC held the third meeting of the taskforce on promoting ESG finance on October 16. Set up in February this year, the taskforce on ESG finance consists of representatives from businesses, investors, academia, experts and relevant institutions, and is aimed at exploring various policy tasks on the issues encompassing ESG disclosure, assessment and investment. At todays taskforce meeting, the authorities discussed the roadmap for introducing an ESG disclosure system in domestic market. FSC Vice Chairman Kim So-young delivered opening remarkswherehe spoke about the significance ofandunderlyingprinciplebehind introducing an ESG disclosure system in Korea.As domestic firms aredirectly and indirectly affected by global value chains,Vice Chairman Kim said thatit is necessary to lay a regulatory foundation to help them adjust to the strengthening of relevant regulations in major overseas markets. Vice Chairman Kim said that introducing an ESG disclosure system willalso encouragedomestic firms to seek more technological innovation in line with the shifting global paradigm toward digital transformation and low carbon society.