Following amendments to an act ("The Act on External Audit of Stock Companies, etc") on October 31, 2017, many joint stock and limited companies operating in South Korea now have to face mandatory external audits.

A new revision to the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act ("FSCMA") passed in early 2020 will be taking effect this October 21, 2021.

The Stewardship Code is a set of principles or guidelines on fiduciary responsibilities released on December 19, 2016 by Korea Corporate Governance Service.

In this article we look at this year's ESG trends from a South Korean perspective. What impact can we expect from international reporting measures? And what local measures are being considered?

Beginning August 1, 2016, Korea's revised law on the corporate governance of financial companies took effect. On the same day, the FSC announced its year-long review of controlling shareholders...

The AGFI adopts enhanced soundness standards by employing broadened qualification tests for major shareholders.

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