Kim So-Young, Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, Holds Investment Briefing in London

Promotion of Corporate Value-Up Support Measures
Attendance at Korea-English Financial Forum
Meeting with Financial Special Zone Market Conducted

Kim So-young, Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, visited London to promote the South Korean government's efforts to advance the capital market and enhance corporate value, as well as to strengthen financial cooperation with the United Kingdom.

According to the financial sector on the 20th, Vice Chairman Kim visited London from the 16th to the 19th. During this visit, she promoted the South Korean government's various efforts to advance the capital market, including the corporate value-up program, through an investor relations (IR) event targeting global investors in London and a meeting with FTSE Russell. She also participated in the Korea-UK Financial Forum and held a meeting with the Lord Mayor of the City of London, the London financial district.

First, Vice Chairman Kim held an IR event in London targeting global investors together with the Korea Exchange. She provided a detailed explanation of the capital market advancement plan, which is being promoted based on three pillars: improving market accessibility, establishing a fair and transparent market order, and corporate management that respects shareholder value. She also introduced additional policies announced to improve the capital market system following the IR event for major institutional investors in Singapore last February.

When asked how quickly the value-up support measures could bring about tangible changes, Vice Chairman Kim responded, “We expect corporate value-up to contribute to solid market growth over a mid- to long-term horizon of 5 to 10 years or more,” adding, “Currently, several companies have already started participating, and we believe there is already a significant response in the market.”

Kim So-young, Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, is explaining the key contents of the capital market advancement plan promoted by the Korean government, along with the recently announced corporate value-up support plan and guidelines, during an investor relations (IR) event held for global investors in collaboration with the Korea Exchange at JP Morgan's London branch in London, UK, on the morning of the 17th (local time).
[Photo by Financial Services Commission]

Meanwhile, the Financial Services Commission held the ‘Korea-UK Financial Forum’ on the afternoon of the 17th (local time), with participation from financial authorities and key industry figures from both South Korea and the UK. At this forum, financial experts from both countries engaged in in-depth discussions on ways to develop the financial industry in response to global financial environment changes such as sustainable finance and technological innovation in the financial sector.

On the 18th, Vice Chairman Kim met with Michael Mainelli, the Lord Mayor. They exchanged views on major financial issues related to recent global elections and discussed policies for fostering financial hubs in both countries. Following this, they visited the headquarters of FTSE Russell in London, where they introduced South Korea’s key capital market advancement policies.

Lastly, Vice Chairman Kim attended a meeting with local financial companies, where she met with the head of the Financial Supervisory Service’s London office and representatives from five financial firms operating in the UK. She listened in detail to the current status of the UK financial industry and market, the business conditions of each company, operational difficulties, and suggestions. She emphasized plans to actively support overseas expansion to ensure the continuous growth of South Korea’s financial industry.

Vice Chairman Kim stated, “We plan to continue efforts to globalize the domestic financial industry through active investment attraction activities and high-level meetings with overseas financial authorities in the future.”

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