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Big investment banks\' venture capital supply rises to 11.6 trillion won in Q2; small, mid-cap research mandate sought

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.

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Naver Pay links KODIT firm database to support startup fundraising

Naver Pay will link the corporate database, management diagnosis information and guaranteed-company network held by Korea Credit Guarantee Fund with its Npay Startup investment platform, it said on Wednesday. The platform connects startups and venture firms with securities companies, venture capital firms and other investors. The three organisations also plan to create a KODIT-dedicated section and curated listings on the platform and to hold joint IR events and promotions.

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Kiwoom Securities to build cross-trading system for unlisted shares with Naver Pay

Kiwoom Securities said it will work with Naver Pay Unlisted to build a cross-trading system for unlisted shares that allows trading even when buyers and sellers use different brokerage accounts. The company said it signed a business agreement on Sept. 22 to introduce the system. Kiwoom customers would be able to trade on Naver Pay Unlisted using existing Kiwoom accounts without opening a new securities account. The firms plan to link systems and related infrastructure.