With the conviction of Samsung BioLogics Co., Ltd.,(“BioLogics”), longstanding suspicions surrounding Samsung Group (the “Group”), BioLogics’ parent and South Korea’s biggest family-ruled conglomerate, have once again risen to the surface. On November 13, 2018, the [...]
Glass Lewis has started to release updated policy guidelines for the 2017 proxy season. The following markets are now available: United States Canada Korea Singapore Indonesia Thailand Philippines Malaysia Shareholder Initiatives Guidelines for additional markets will [...]
Glass Lewis is pleased to announce the release of 2016 proxy season guidelines for several Asian markets: Japan Hong Kong Korea China Singapore Taiwan Vietnam Malaysia Thailand Guidelines for additional markets will be released over [...]
Yet another chaebol family feud has ignited over the succession of Korea's eighth largest business conglomerate, Lotte Group. Daily reports of nasty family rivalries among the group founder father and his two sons bring back memories of Hyundai [...]
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Korea Exchange: 005380 Meeting Date: 03/13/2015 Shareholders might not know which issue to focus on at Hyundai Motors given the numerous controversies [...]
CJ CORP Korea Exchange: 001040 Meeting Date: 3/21/2014 In recent years, it has almost become a cliché for chaebol group founders and high ranking executives to be convicted [...]
TONG YANG SECURITIES Korea Exchange: 003470 Meeting Date: 3/14/2014 Tong Yang Group, one of several troubled chaebols, has been in a predicament with various alleged issues surrounding the [...]
Following the 2013 election of Korea’s first female president, PARK Geun Hye, her administration has proposed legislation designed to increase significantly female leadership in government-owned enterprises. The initiative, part of a campaign pledge to support [...]
On August 5th, 2012, Korea’s ruling party submitted a revised fair trade bill prohibiting cross-shareholdings in major Korean conglomerates (aka Chaebol groups) with assets over KRW 5 trillion and restricting voting rights of existing cross-shareholdings. [...]