'The War of Money' Behind the Scenes... Publication of 'Problematic Cases in the Capital Market'

The capital market is a place where numerous 'problematic incidents' occur. Some incidents stem from the greed of manipulative forces aiming to fatten their own pockets by exploiting retail investors, while others are triggered by the management abuses of major shareholders who disregard the interests of ordinary shareholders. There are also cases where poor management decisions lead to hidden insolvencies that suddenly surface through financial statements, or where even the financial statements are distorted to deceive investors and the market, ultimately leading to collapse.

The greatest victims of these incidents are investors who are ignorant of or indifferent to the market and companies. Those who cannot judge how corporate activities will influence stock prices are easily swayed by rumors. As seen in the 'SG-triggered stock price crash' where 8 trillion won in market capitalization vanished in just four days, ignorant investors can unknowingly become mere 'pieces' on a board designed by schemers.

Indifference to corporate activities encourages the abuses of major shareholders and management. Incidents where mergers and splits are used as tools to strengthen major shareholders' control and succession of management rights, or where major shareholders cleverly misuse affiliate funds, infringing on the rights of ordinary shareholders, are openly occurring. Investors lacking understanding of corporate activities are nothing more than 'pushover' to major shareholders and management who are solely focused on securing their own interests.

The capital market, boiling with countless desires for money, never operates as described in textbooks. There is no more vivid manual for properly understanding the market than actual incidents. This book incisively dissects carefully selected real incidents that have caused significant waves in the capital market over the past five years.

Given the focus on problematic incidents, the 30 cases traverse various disclosures and financial statements, numerous logics representing different interests, intense courtroom battles, and verdicts spanning hundreds of pages. Each case covered in this book is densely packed, yet once you start reading, it is hard to put down. This is the capability of the author, known as a 'corporate dissection master.'

The author of this book, Kim Suheon, is an economic journalist, a regular panelist on Sampro TV's 'Understanding' and MTN, a regular contributor to 'Hankyoreh' and 'JoongAng Sunday,' an author of books related to accounting, management, and disclosures, and a lecturer for major corporations such as Samsung and the Seoul National University MBA program. The author is recognized for sharply and accurately pinpointing the essence of incidents across media platforms, as well as for insightful corporate analyses.

Analyzing corporate activities often encounters the barrier of 'accounting.' This is because all corporate activities?earning, spending, distributing, borrowing, and investing money?are recorded in financial statements through the language of accounting. The author, who has written numerous bestsellers in the accounting field such as 'I Almost Worked Without Knowing Accounting!,' is well-qualified to analyze companies from accounting and financial perspectives. The author explains the hidden stories between the lines of financial statements in an easy and engaging way, focusing on 'context.' The 30 problematic incidents that shook the capital market serve as a living textbook for investors to understand complex corporate activities, a complaint exposing regulatory gaps for financial authorities, and a mirror for managers to learn from mistakes and make the right choices.

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