In today’s briefing:
- Korea FSS Shakes Up Rights Offerings – Special Review Rule Now Live
- Alpha Generation Through Share Buybacks in Korea: Bi-Monthly (January and February 2025)
Korea FSS Shakes Up Rights Offerings – Special Review Rule Now Live
- With this new rule, the FSS is flagging shaky rights offerings early, signaling a likely correction request—and often, the first step toward the deal getting axed.
- Spot the red flags early and use the window before the FSS drops the hammer to position for a reversal play.
- The FSS’s early notice makes a reversal likely as traders bet on the deal getting nuked after the initial disclosure drop.
Alpha Generation Through Share Buybacks in Korea: Bi-Monthly (January and February 2025)
- In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that announced share buybacks in the Korean stock market in January and February 2025.
- There were 37 companies in the Korean stock market that announced share buybacks in the past two months. On average, the share buyback announcements represented 2.3% of outstanding shares.
- Some of the notable share buybacks by Korean companies in the past two months include Samsung Electronics, Celltrion, Hyundai Mobis, and INFOvine.
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