Finance

Four major financial groups\' net profit tops 11 trillion won, competition shifts from banks to capital markets

South Korea’s four major financial holding groups posted combined first-half net profit of 11.34 trillion won, up 9.8 percent from a year earlier, helped by steady interest income and rising fee income from capital-market businesses such as securities, wealth management and investment banking. As non-bank earnings contributions expanded, the competitive focus among groups increasingly shifted to capital markets. In banking, Shinhan Bank led in net profit, while Woori Bank was the only one to decline.

Finance

NH NongHyup Financial first-half net profit rises 9.2 percent to 1.78 trillion won

NH NongHyup Financial Group posted a record first-half net profit of 1.78 trillion won, up 9.2 percent from a year earlier, supported by growth in both interest and non-interest income. Operating profit rose 14.0 percent to 3.2 trillion won. NH Investment & Securities more than doubled profit, while bank and insurance units saw declines. Credit loss provisions and selling and administrative expenses increased.