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On March 12th, the Korea National Pension Fund Service (NPS) provided a list of 23 companies where it plan to exercise its voting rights in their AGMs in the next two weeks. Of these 23 companies, the NPS is opposing 11 companies on at least one of their agenda items of their upcoming AGMs, including opposing re-appointment of specific members in the BOD/senior management of these companies.In the past, NPS' opposing to certain agendas of the listed companies in Korea in their AGMs were typically announced about a couple of weeks AFTER the AGMs were completed. However, starting in 2019, NPS has changed its policy of announcing which companies they will exercise their voting rights (including the ones they oppose) to prior to the AGM dates. Interesting, the 11 companies where NPS has opposed various agendas of the AGMs have strongly outperformed the market this year. These 11 companies' share prices are up on average 8.6% YTD versus KOSPI which is up only 4.7% during the same period.

On March 12th, the Korea National Pension Fund Service (NPS) provided a list of 23 companies where it plan to exercise its voting rights in their AGMs in the next two weeks. Of these 23 companies, the NPS is opposing 11 companies on at least one of their agenda items of their upcoming AGMs, including opposing re-appointment of specific members in the BOD/senior management of these companies.In the past, NPS' opposing to certain agendas of the listed companies in Korea in their AGMs were typically announced about a couple of weeks AFTER the AGMs were completed. However, starting in 2019, NPS has changed its policy of announcing which companies they will exercise their voting rights (including the ones they oppose) to prior to the AGM dates. Interesting, the 11 companies where NPS has opposed various agendas of the AGMs have strongly outperformed the market this year. These 11 companies' share prices are up on average 8.6% YTD versus KOSPI which is up only 4.7% during the same period. 

Korea National Pension Fund Announces a List of 11 Companies They Oppose in Upcoming AGMs

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Yu Mitsuhashi

Making sense of the Global Market

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<ul class=""><li>In 2017 smart wearables record retail volume growth of 28% to reach sales of 628,000 units thanks to increasing product diversification and improved functionality</li><li>Retail volume sales of activity bands grow by 2% to 901,000 units as a result of both affordable prices and increased outdoor activities among younger generations</li><li>Analog activity watches records retail volume growth of 39%, with sales driven not only by sports brands but also fashion brands</li><li>Digital activity watches registers retail volume growth of 12% to reach sales of 1.5 million units in 2017</li><li>Over the forecast period wearable electronics expected to post a retail volume CAGR of 10% to exceed sales of five million units in 2022</li></ul>

In 2017 smart wearables record retail volume growth of 28% to reach sales of 628,000 units thanks to increasing product diversification and improved functionalityRetail volume sales of activity bands grow by 2% to 901,000 units as a result of both affordable prices and increased outdoor activities among younger generationsAnalog activity watches records retail volume growth of 39%, with sales driven not only by sports brands but also fashion brandsDigital activity watches registers retail volume growth of 12% to reach sales of 1.5 million units in 2017Over the forecast period wearable electronics expected to post a retail volume CAGR of 10% to exceed sales of five million units in 2022

Sector Capsule: Wearable Electronics in South Korea

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For the past 7 years Riedel Research has been issuing company-specific Corporate Governance scores on companies in the Emerging Markets. This service is now being widely used by risk managers, fundamental investors and quant funds.
Our proprietary Corporate Governance (CG) scoring system now covers over 1,725 stocks including over 200 in Korea.
RRG CG scores have a proven ability to highlight the risk of frauds and misstatements by EM companies and a track record of adding alpha. Over the past 5…


Corporate Governance Issues in Some of the Most Widely Held Korean Corporates

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Ankush Kathuria CFA, FRM

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“Using leverage to cure the problems of too much leverage is not homeopathy, it is denial. The debt crisis is not a temporary problem, it is a structural one. We need rehab.”
―Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Ten principles for a Black Swan-proof world (2009)
</blockquote>This morning, Hanjin Shipping Co. said it will apply for court receivership after lenders decided to halt all support. We have been highlighting these risks from 2013 and in our last update on troubled container shipping company, we had highlighted the…


“Using leverage to cure the problems of too much leverage is not homeopathy, it is denial. The debt crisis is not a temporary problem, it is a structural one. We need rehab.”
―Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Ten principles for a Black Swan-proof world (2009)
This morning, Hanjin Shipping Co. said it will apply for court receivership after lenders decided to halt all support. We have been highlighting these risks from 2013 and in our last update on troubled container shipping company, we had highlighted the…

Hanjin Shipping(117930 KS) - Borrowed Time Comes to an End

The "One-Shot Act" (also called The Special Act on the Corporate Revitalization) effectively started in Korea on 16 August when <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/8656" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8656:1">Hanwha Chemical Corp (009830 KS)</a> became the first company to proactively file its application. The One-Shot Act was passed into law in February 2016. The One-Shot Act will help companies to accelerate spin-offs and mergers through simplified structures as well as provide tax benefits and subsidies for R&amp;D. The companies that want to benefit from the One-Shot Act need to…

The "One-Shot Act" (also called The Special Act on the Corporate Revitalization) effectively started in Korea on 16 August when Hanwha Chemical Corp (009830 KS) became the first company to proactively file its application. The One-Shot Act was passed into law in February 2016. The One-Shot Act will help companies to accelerate spin-offs and mergers through simplified structures as well as provide tax benefits and subsidies for R&amp;D. The companies that want to benefit from the One-Shot Act need to…

Start of One-Shot Act - The Good, Bad, and the Ugly

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LX International is a commodity trading and mining company.  The Company develops and trades coal, oil, gas, non-ferrous metals, palm oil, and renewable energy. LG International also trades IT related component/equipment, petrochemical and steel product.

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LX International (001120 KS)

Korea National Pension Fund Announces a List of 11 Companies They Oppose in Upcoming AGMs

On March 12th, the Korea National Pension Fund Service (NPS) provided a list of 23 companies where it plan to exercise its voting rights in their...

Douglas Kim

Sector Capsule: Wearable Electronics in South Korea

In 2017 smart wearables record retail volume growth of 28% to reach sales of 628,000 units thanks to increasing product diversification and...

Euromonitor International Ltd.

Corporate Governance Issues in Some of the Most Widely Held Korean Corporates

For the past 7 years Riedel Research has been issuing company-specific Corporate Governance scores on companies in the Emerging Markets. This...

David Riedel

Hanjin Shipping(117930 KS) - Borrowed Time Comes to an End

“Using leverage to cure the problems of too much leverage is not homeopathy, it is denial. The debt crisis is not a temporary problem, it is a...

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

Start of One-Shot Act - The Good, Bad, and the Ugly

The "One-Shot Act" (also called The Special Act on the Corporate Revitalization) effectively started in Korea on 16 August when Hanwha Chemical...

Douglas Kim

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