OPINION
Publication date Sep. 15, 2020
Our bi-weekly Opinion provides you with latest updates and analysis on major capital market and financial investment industry issues.
OPINION
- ESG Levels in Korea’s ESG Funds: Analysis and Implications [Research Fellow] Park, Hyejin
- Amid the abrupt increase in the size of ESG investing globally, Korea has seen a rush of ESG-themed funds in its asset management industry. However, there have been persistent claims that funds under the ESG label often fail to differentiate themselves from ordinary equity funds. An analysis on Korea’s equity ESG funds in this article reveals that average ESG levels of ESG fund...
- A Necessary Overhaul of Korea’s Debt Collection Market and Policy Challenges [Senior Research Fellow] Park, Chang Gyun
- Korea announced a plan to legislate the Consumer Credit Act with an aim to help individual borrowers to quickly recover bad debts and return to normal economic activities, and to regulate harsh debt collection practices. The proposed law is expected to effectively fill the regulatory gap in the area where market failure is highly likely. However, there’re also warnings about a ...