On 27 February, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSC) announced that it plans to give greater scrutiny on rights offerings and IPOs in Korea that could potentially destroy shareholder value.
Overall, these attempts to improve the rights offerings and IPOs in Korea appear to be a step in the right direction.
However, these measures are likely to negatively impact new rights offerings and IPOs in 2025. Various trading strategies involving rights offerings and new IPOs may need to be revised.
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