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ELS fines cut to 600 billion won after local elections, financial policy in focus

With the June 3 local elections over, attention in South Korea’s financial sector is shifting back to financial authorities and the National Assembly. Issues that lost traction during the campaign, including governance reform at financial holding firms, digital asset regulation, loan rules for non-resident single-homeowners and a compensation liability system for voice phishing, may return to the agenda in the second half. Regulators have also adjusted ELS sanctions and stepped up work on consumer protection and AI security threats.

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Governance reform, digital assets legislation in focus as financial agenda may accelerate after election

South Korea\'s financial sector is turning its attention to regulators and parliament after the June 3 local elections, with a range of delayed policy issues expected to return to the agenda in the second half. These include governance reforms at financial holding firms, possible restrictions on jeonse loans for non-resident single-home owners, a no-fault compensation scheme for voice phishing victims, the Digital Assets Basic Act and revisions to the Microfinance Act.

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Kosdaq stalls; policy momentum in focus after local elections

Hopes that the launch of a public-participation National Growth Fund would lift South Korea’s Kosdaq quickly faded as funds rotated back to large semiconductor stocks. The Kosdaq fell 2.29 percent on Monday, extending a five-session decline. Foreign investors bought Kosdaq shares, but institutions sold, weighing on the index. Market breadth in the KOSPI weakened, and smaller stocks lagged. Investors are watching post-election policy momentum and whether policy funds translate into broader demand.