South Korea’s capital markets face major changes in 2026, with mandatory treasury share cancellation, Stewardship Code revision, WGBI inclusion, and a surge in maturing corporate bonds expected to reshape the regulatory and supply-demand landscape.
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Key Issues for South Korea's Capital Markets This Year—Mandatory Treasury Share Cancellation, WGBI Inclusion, and More
South Korea’s capital markets face major changes in 2026, with mandatory treasury share cancellation, Stewardship Code revision, WGBI inclusion, and a surge in maturing corporate bonds expected to reshape the regulatory and supply-demand landscape.
Stewardship Code, Previously Left to 'Voluntary' Compliance, Faces Implementation Review—First Major Revision in a Decade Under Discussion
South Korea will introduce formal reviews of Stewardship Code compliance for institutional investors, ending a decade of self-regulation, with plans to expand the code’s scope to cover more asset classes and ESG factors.
National Pension Service Calls Concentrated Shareholder Meetings a ‘Disaster’—Urges Longer Notice Periods
The National Pension Service warns that the concentration of AGMs among South Korean listed firms severely hampers institutional voting, urging longer notice periods and stronger stewardship code oversight.
'What Has Nine Years Achieved?'—National Pension Service Faces Tough Questions Over Stewardship Code Performance at Parliamentary Forum
The National Pension Service faced tough questions at a parliamentary forum over its stewardship activities, with lawmakers citing limited results and regulatory hurdles hampering active shareholder engagement.
The National Pension Service's stewardship head urged the inclusion of value-up criteria in external manager evaluations, stressing stronger stewardship codes and balanced shareholder return policies to drive sustainable corporate value enhancement in South Korea's capital markets.
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National Pension Fund Stewardship Head Calls for Value-Up Criteria in External Manager Evaluations
The National Pension Service's stewardship head urged the inclusion of value-up criteria in external manager evaluations, stressing stronger stewardship codes and balanced shareholder return policies to drive sustainable corporate value enhancement in South Korea's capital markets.
Asset Managers' Voting Rights Exercise - Abstentions and Rubber-Stamping Persist as Authorities Expose Inadequate Cases
Financial authorities increase pressure on asset managers to actively exercise voting rights, exposing inadequate practices and threatening public shaming for underperformers
Over 1,300 Companies Hold Shareholder Meetings on Same Day - 'No Time to Read Proposals'
Over 1,300 South Korean companies schedule shareholder meetings on the same day, raising concerns about insufficient time for investors to review proposals and exercise voting rights effectively.
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