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| 925 |
Authorities Hold Meeting on Cybersecurity Management in Financial Sector to Bolster Anti-Hacking Mea NEW
The Financial Services Commission held a meeting on cybersecurity management in the financial sector with officials from related organizations on October 14. In the wake of recent hacking incidents in the financial sector, financial authorities have taken steps to immediately dispatch officials for investigation, notify affected customers about consumer protection measures available for them, and distributed the IP addresses linked to the hacking attacks as well as a self-evaluation checklist to all financial companies. At today’s meeting, authorities went over the result of checklist evaluation and discussed measures to bolster cybersecurity management to prevent data breaches in the financial sector.
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Financial Services Commission
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2026.10.15
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| 924 |
FSC-FSS Issue Consumer Alert over Potential Phishing Scams Following Data Breaches in Financial Sect
The Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service issued a consumer alert (Level I: Caution) on October 6, urging financial consumers to practice caution over potential phishing attacks and loan scams following recent personal information breaches in the financial sector.
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Financial Services Commission
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2026.10.08
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| 923 |
Consumer Price Index in September 2026
□ The Consumer Price Index was 120.43 (2020=100) in September 2026. The index increased 0.3 percent from the preceding month and rose 2.9 percent from the same month of the previous year.
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Ministry of Data and Statistics
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2026.10.08
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| 922 |
Monthly Industrial Statistics, August 2026
1. Production Trend
2. Consumption Trend
3. Investment Trend
4. Composite Index of Business Indicators
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Statistics Korea
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2026.10.01
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| 921 |
FSC Proposes Rule Changes under Revised FSCMA on Valuation Method in M&A Transactions
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) proposed amendments to the Enforcement Decree of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (FSCMA) and the Regulation on Issuance and Disclosure of Securities to introduce fair-value pricing for M&A transactions and strengthen related procedures under the revised FSCMA, which will take effect on December 9, 2026. The proposal will be open for public comments from September 16 to October 6, 2026.
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Financial Services Commission
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2026.09.17
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| 920 |
Household Loans, August 2026
In August 2026, the outstanding balance of household loans across all financial sectors increased KRW2.6 trillion (preliminary), growing at a slower pace compared with the previous month (up KRW6.4 trillion).
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Financial Services Commission
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2026.09.11
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| 919 |
Economically Active Population Survey in August 2026
[Economically active population and labor force participation rate]
◦ The economically active population marked 29.739 million persons in August, which grew 180 thousand persons or 0.6 year-on-year.
◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 64.6 in August, remaining the same year-on-year.
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Ministry of Data and Statistics
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2026.09.11
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| 918 |
Consumer Price Index in August 2026
□ The Consumer Price Index was 120.05 (2020=100) in August 2026. The index increased 0.2 percent from the preceding month and rose 3.1 percent from the same month of the previous year.
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Ministry of Data and Statistics
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2026.09.03
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| 917 |
Capital Markets Rules Change on Merger Value Expected to Boost Fairness and Prevent Price Distortion
The Financial Services Commission (the “FSC”) announced that the National Assembly passed a proposed amendment to the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (the “FSCMA”) at the plenary session held on August 20, which alters the method for calculating merger value of listed companies.
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Financial Services Commission
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2026.08.27
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| 916 |
FSC Announces 7th Financial Hub Policy Plan
The FSC held the 53rd financial hub development committee meeting on August 19 and announced the 7th financial hub policy plan for 2026-2028.
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Financial Services Commission
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2026.08.20
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