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South Korea retirement pension assets top 500 trillion won, guidebook due in second half
South Korea\'s retirement pension assets topped 500 trillion won for the first time last year, reaching 501.4 trillion won at end-2025, up 16.1 percent from a year earlier, according to a white paper released on Tuesday by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Financial Supervisory Service. The annual return was a record 6.47 percent. They said they plan to publish a retirement pension guidebook in the second half.
Finance
Hwang Seong-yeop, Korea Financial Investment Association chief, says golden time to level up capital markets
Hwang Seong-yeop (황성엽), head of the Korea Financial Investment Association, presented a 10-year blueprint for South Korea’s capital markets and five priority tasks on his 100th day in office. He plans to improve market structure by supporting innovative companies, overhauling retirement pensions, expanding wealth management, driving digital finance innovation and strengthening global competitiveness. He also highlighted possible passive inflows tied to WGBI inclusion and measures to improve foreign investor convenience.
Crypto
U.S. IRS proposes allowing Coinbase, Kraken and other crypto exchanges to use electronic tax filing
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has proposed changes to how cryptocurrency exchanges deliver tax reporting documents, The Block reported on March 5. If approved, exchanges such as Coinbase and Kraken could provide customers with tax forms electronically instead of on paper, with electronic delivery set as the default. The Block said the move is part of IRS efforts to strengthen oversight of digital asset trading. The proposal is under public consultation and not yet formally approved.
