Korea Event-Driven and Corporate Governance, DewPoint Research

Yeaseul Lim

Korea Event-Driven and Corporate Governance

Independent Equity Research Provider - South Korea

DewPoint Research

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The Amendments to the so-called "Three Data Privacy Laws" were finally approved by the National Assembly of Korea on January 9, 2020. Two months before that, the so-called "P2P Act" was enacted. Both take effect in August 2020. As a final step, the regulators are working on drafting proposed amendments to the Electronic Financial Transactions Act. </li>
<li>The new laws commonly aim to serve better individuals and smaller firms that have been denied access to safe and affordable borrowing due to a lack of credit history (e.g. credit card and mortgage payments) or no possession of real estate to use as collateral. The ultimate goal is to enable those to access credit scores and mid-range-interest-rate loans.  </li>
<li>To achieve this goal, the new laws (i) promote the use and sharing of alternative data (e.g. cable and utility payment history) and anonymous data, (ii) encourage new players (P2P lenders and "My Data" Providers) to enter the market, and (iii) ease legal barriers to entry into the credit bureau industry.</li>
<li>As the new laws are expected to drive further expansion of the credit reporting market, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nice-information-service-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20236:1" rel="noopener">Nice Information Service Co (030190 KS)</a> has seen a rapid rise in stock prices with higher PE ratios. The stock prices of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nice-d-b-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17976:1" rel="noopener">Nice D&amp;B Co Ltd (130580 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/e-credible-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8282:1" rel="noopener">E Credible (092130 KS)</a> have not shown dramatic changes because the new laws would mainly affect credit "reporting" agencies, not credit "authentication" agencies. Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/duzonbizon-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20161:1" rel="noopener">Duzonbizon (012510 KS)</a> has garnered attention due to the expectation that it may expand into corporate credit reporting businesses. </li>
<li>We see that credit reporting agencies such as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nice-information-service-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20236:1" rel="noopener">Nice Information Service Co (030190 KS)</a> would face both risks and opportunities. Considering the potential threats of new entrants, we have some reservations about the recent re-rating of the stock. We will elaborate on that in the latter part. </li>
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The Amendments to the so-called "Three Data Privacy Laws" were finally approved by the National Assembly of Korea on January 9, 2020. Two months before that, the so-called "P2P Act" was enacted. Both take effect in August 2020. As a final step, the regulators are working on drafting proposed amendments to the Electronic Financial Transactions Act. 
The new laws commonly aim to serve better individuals and smaller firms that have been denied access to safe and affordable borrowing due to a lack of credit history (e.g. credit card and mortgage payments) or no possession of real estate to use as collateral. The ultimate goal is to enable those to access credit scores and mid-range-interest-rate loans.  
To achieve this goal, the new laws (i) promote the use and sharing of alternative data (e.g. cable and utility payment history) and anonymous data, (ii) encourage new players (P2P lenders and "My Data" Providers) to enter the market, and (iii) ease legal barriers to entry into the credit bureau industry.
As the new laws are expected to drive further expansion of the credit reporting market, Nice Information Service Co (030190 KS) has seen a rapid rise in stock prices with higher PE ratios. The stock prices of Nice D&amp;B Co Ltd (130580 KS) and E Credible (092130 KS) have not shown dramatic changes because the new laws would mainly affect credit "reporting" agencies, not credit "authentication" agencies. Meanwhile, Duzonbizon (012510 KS) has garnered attention due to the expectation that it may expand into corporate credit reporting businesses. 
We see that credit reporting agencies such as Nice Information Service Co (030190 KS) would face both risks and opportunities. Considering the potential threats of new entrants, we have some reservations about the recent re-rating of the stock. We will elaborate on that in the latter part. 


Digital Finance in Korea: New Laws Coming in 2020 & Credit Bureau Industry

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/14560" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14560">Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd.</a>  has emerged as the third major financial consortium to be interested in potentially acquiring <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/20637" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20637">Hyundai Securities Co</a>, the fifth largest securities company in Korea. There are other major companies interested in acquiring <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/20637" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20637">Hyundai Securities Co</a> including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/14839" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14839">Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/718" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:718">Kb Financial Group Inc</a> . With the recent acquisition of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/12061" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12061">Daewoo Securities Co Ltd</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/14560" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14560">Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd.</a> has become the largest securities company in Korea. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/14560" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14560">Mirae</a>…

Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd.  has emerged as the third major financial consortium to be interested in potentially acquiring Hyundai Securities Co, the fifth largest securities company in Korea. There are other major companies interested in acquiring Hyundai Securities Co including Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. and Kb Financial Group Inc . With the recent acquisition of Daewoo Securities Co Ltd , Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd. has become the largest securities company in Korea. Mirae…

Mirae Asset Securities + Hyundai Securities = Genghis Khan of Korea Securities Sector

South Korea

Seoul Credit Rating & Information Inc. provides credit rating and researching services in commercial papers and asset-backed securities for corporations in South Korea.  The Company also provides credit collection service for past due and defaulted payments.

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Digital Finance in Korea: New Laws Coming in 2020 & Credit Bureau Industry

The Amendments to the so-called "Three Data Privacy Laws" were finally approved by the National Assembly of Korea on January 9, 2020. Two months...

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Mirae Asset Securities + Hyundai Securities = Genghis Khan of Korea Securities Sector

Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd. has emerged as the third major financial consortium to be interested in potentially acquiring Hyundai Securities...

Douglas Kim

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