Venture capital supply by seven large securities firms obligated to provide risk capital rose to 11.6 trillion won in the second quarter, up 2 trillion won, or 20.4 percent, from the first quarter, South Korea\'s Financial Services Commission said. Authorities plan to review differentiated credit for higher-risk investments and to overhaul brokerage research rules. Measures include curbing buy-rating bias, boosting small and mid-cap coverage, and extending mandatory IPO research.

Musinsa posted record first-half revenue as it expanded offline locations and grew overseas business, the company said on Sunday. On a consolidated basis, revenue rose 22.5 percent from a year earlier to 821.7 billion won, while operating profit fell 11.2 percent to 52.3 billion won. It cited higher costs and increased selling and administrative expenses tied to larger transaction volumes and investments. The company also reported a net loss related to accounting interest expenses for RCPS.