South Korea\'s financial investment industry is bracing for a parliamentary audit that is expected to focus on investor protection and information security. Lawmakers are set to question regulators over the rollout and supervision of single-stock leveraged and inverse exchange-traded products after disclosures of retail losses. The expanding hacking incidents across financial institutions have also put securities firms\' security and internal control systems under scrutiny, alongside calls for tougher preventive inspections.

Tesla is making new moves on shareholder decision-making and fundraising after the U.S. SEC approved an automatic voting method for retail investors and the company secured a large credit line. Attention is also on potential major strategies, including a possible SpaceX merger, and on why Tesla is seeking large borrowing despite holding substantial cash. The company is also upgrading vehicles, while Europe and China intensify competition in electric cars and charging infrastructure.