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Crypto

Korean brokerages step up tokenised securities business beyond fractional investing to bonds, funds

Korean brokerages are expanding tokenised securities businesses from account management for fractional investing to issuance infrastructure for bonds, funds and other financial products. The Financial Services Commission said it will pursue phased tokenisation of stocks, bonds and funds, starting in February 2027 with private money market funds, private corporate bonds, unlisted shares using trusts and publicly offered fractional investment securities. Firms are building joint platforms and proprietary systems, while overseas examples are also growing.

Finance

Investor deposits fall below 100 trillion won as margin loans top 33 trillion

Cash waiting on the stock market in the form of investor deposits fell below 100 trillion won in about two weeks, while margin loan balances climbed back into the 33 trillion won range. The Korea Financial Investment Association said investor deposits stood at 98.9 trillion won as of Aug. 26, down 3.6 trillion won from the previous session. Credit trading balances rose, and short-term unsettled trades also increased.

Finance

Household loan cap raised to 3 percent; scraping to be phased down

South Korea’s financial authorities loosened parts of their household loan management stance by raising this year’s lending growth target to 3 percent from 1.5 percent and planning 47.8 trillion won-plus in housing supply finance support. The move is expected to expand banks’ annual capacity for household loans to around 60 trillion won. Authorities also agreed not to block scraping all at once, opting to phase it down while preparing alternatives such as public MyData.