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Samsung Securities enters commercial paper business after 9 years, gets final FSC approval

Samsung Securities will enter the commercial paper business after nine years after South Korea\'s Financial Services Commission gave final approval. The company first applied in 2017 but failed repeatedly due to issues including major shareholder eligibility and possible sanctions. Its review was halted again last year amid potential penalties linked to regulators’ inspections. With sanctions set at an “institutional warning” in July, the review resumed. The number of licensed issuers rises to eight.

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Samsung Securities commercial paper licence seen as green light, Meritz still in fog

Samsung Securities is seen as closer to winning approval to issue short-term commercial paper as regulators consider lowering sanctions linked to sales misconduct at key branches. The Financial Services Commission is expected to decide on the sanctions at its July 31 meeting, and the licence agenda could reach a Sept. 9 meeting. Meritz Securities, meanwhile, has not advanced its application, with prosecutors investigating alleged unfair trading and other issues weighing on timing.

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Low PBR firms ranked near bottom for 3 years to be disclosed; first list in November

South Korea will for the first time in November disclose a list of listed companies whose price-to-book ratios have stayed near the bottom of their industries for three years. The Financial Services Commission and Korea Exchange set the threshold at the bottom 25 percent for KOSPI and the bottom 10 percent for KOSDAQ, based on semiannual calculations by industry. Firms can receive a one-year exemption if they disclose value-up plans including low-PBR improvements, with limits.