South Korea's Financial Regulator Vows to Intensify Stock Manipulation Crackdown
Quick Look
- South Korea's financial regulator chairman pledged to enhance efforts against stock manipulation and unfair trading.
- A joint task force, established a year ago, has detected 10 cases, including one involving journalists, and will be expanded with greater powers.
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Why It Matters
South Korea's financial regulator established a joint task force a year ago to combat illegal stock trading. The task force has since detected 10 cases.
SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korea's financial regulator on Wednesday pledged to step up efforts to crack down on stock manipulation and other unfair trading practices.
Lee Eog-weon, chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), made the remarks during a ceremony marking the first anniversary of a joint task force established to detect and investigate illegal and unfair stock trading.
The joint task force, comprising officials from the FSC, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) and the Korea Exchange, was launched in July last year.
"The joint task force has been at the forefront of protecting trust in the capital market by swiftly detecting illegal activities and imposing strict sanctions," Lee said.
Over the past year, the team has detected 10 cases, including one involving journalists, and referred them to prosecutors.
The government plans to expand the task force and grant it greater investigative and enforcement powers to eradicate unfair practices in the capital market.
"We will not rest on our laurels but will respond even more rigorously through 'swift detection, strict investigation and zero-tolerance sanctions,'" Lee said.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Government will expand task force with greater investigative and enforcement powers.
Very likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What specific new powers will the task force receive?
- How will the expanded task force be structured?
- What are the penalties for detected cases?
