Securities industry to invest 1 trillion won in venture secondary market over three years
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- South Korea’s securities industry plans to invest about 1 trillion won in venture secondary investments over the next three years.
- The Korea Financial Investment Association said the initiative aims to support the struggling venture investment ecosystem.
- Secondary markets allow existing investors to sell their holdings to other investors.
South Korea’s securities industry plans to invest about 1 trillion won in the venture secondary market over the next three years.
The Korea Financial Investment Association said on August 31 that it would work with domestic securities firms on the investment program.
The secondary market allows existing investors to sell their venture assets to other investors. The market has been criticized for providing insufficient opportunities to recover investments, and the planned funding is intended to help revive South Korea’s venture investment ecosystem.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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