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SEOUL, April 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea plans to ease regulations strictly for "strategic" private equity funds seeking to invest in local private banks, the financial watchdog said Tuesday.
On Monday, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said in a report to President Lee Myung-bak that the country plans to allow private equity funds or pension funds to invest in banks as early as the second half, a move that may help industrial groups increase their stakes in lenders.
Current rules forbid a non-financial company from holding more than a 4 per cent stake with voting rights in a bank, while financial firms are permitted to own up to 10 per cent.
A private buyout fund, more than 10 per cent owned by an industrial group, is classified as a non-financial firm. The FSC said it is mulling raising the ...
Source: HighBeam Research, S KOREA TO EASE BANK OWNERSHIP RULES FOR STRATEGIC PRIVATE FUNDS.