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Shi Yinglun, 28 November 2018

South Korea’s financial regulator said Wednesday that it fined the Seoul branch of U.S.-based Goldman Sachs Group 7.5 billion won (6.7 million U.S. dollars) for the naked short selling that is illegal in the country.

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) said the fine was imposed as the U.S.-based investment bank violated the local rules that ban financial institutions from making a sell order without borrowed stocks.

Short selling, which is legal here, refers to the sale of borrowed stocks on expectations for a price fall. The borrowers are required to return back the borrowed stocks by buying back the stocks when the price falls, making a profit of the price gap. Continue reading “Article: S.Korea’s regulator fines Goldman Sachs 6.7 mln USD for naked short selling”

11/28/201803/18/2021

Article: Goldman Sachs fined for illegal naked short selling by mistake in S. Korea

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Goldman Sachs fined for illegal naked short selling by mistake in S. Korea

Lim Chang-won, 28 November 2018

South Korea’s financial watchdog slapped the local branch of Goldman Sachs, an American multinational investment bank and financial services group, with a fine of 7.5 billion won ($6.6 million) for naked short selling. It’s the biggest fine against a financial institution for naked short selling.

Short selling refers to the sale of borrowed shares in the hope of making a profit from a price fall by buying the shares back at a lower price. Naked short selling, a practice of short selling without borrowing shares, is illegal in South Korea.

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) said Wednesday that Goldman Sachs issued a sell order of stocks worth 40.1 billion won without borrowing stocks for two days on May 30 and 31. As a result, the commission said that about 145 million shares were not delivered for settlement. Continue reading “Article: Goldman Sachs fined for illegal naked short selling by mistake in S. Korea”

11/18/201803/23/2021

Article: CORRECTED-S.Korea fines Goldman Sachs’ unit $6.7 mln for naked short selling

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CORRECTED-S.Korea fines Goldman Sachs’ unit $6.7 mln for naked short selling

Reuters Staff, 18 November 2018

SEOUL, Nov 28 (Reuters) – South Korea’s financial regulator said on Wednesday it has imposed a 7.5 billion won ($6.66 million) fine on Goldman Sachs Group’s subsidiary Goldman Sachs International for violating short-selling rules.

The fine is for its short selling activities without securing underlying assets, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said in a statement, noting the U.S.-based international investment bank’s unit conducted short sales worth 40.1 billion won in May.

Naked short selling, which occurs when an investor sells stock that has not yet been borrowed, is illegal in South Korea. ($1 = 1,126.5500 won)

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10/10/201803/18/2021

Article: Goldman Sachs may face $1.76 mn fine for naked short selling

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Goldman Sachs may face $1.76 mn fine for naked short selling

Jin Young-tae and Choi Mira, 10 October 2018

The U.S. investment banking giant Goldman Sachs could face a fine of up to 2 billion won ($1.76 million) by the South Korean financial authorities for conducting more than 100 naked short selling transactions banned by the Korean law.

This would be the biggest fine to be slapped for a financial institution in short-sale transactions in the country.

According to sources from the investment banking industry on Tuesday, the financial authority decided to impose a 2 billion won fine on Goldman Sachs for illegally shorting more than 100 local stocks on May 30, and will submit its finding to the top decision-making Securities & Futures Commission of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) within this week. Continue reading “Article: Goldman Sachs may face $1.76 mn fine for naked short selling”

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Article: Deutsche Bank charged in South Korea over stock rout

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Deutsche Bank charged in South Korea over stock rout

BBC News, 22 August 2011

Deutsche Bank’s South Korean brokerage and four of its employees have been charged with illegally manipulating Seoul’s stock market last year.

Korean prosecutors allege the firm earned more than 45bn won ($41.5m; £25m) in unfair trading on 11 November. In a statement, Deutsche Bank denied the charges and said it would defend itself in court.

Seoul’s benchmark share index fell by 48 points, or 2.7%, in the last 10 minutes of trading on 11 November.

Korea’s Financial Services Commission confirmed that about 2.4tn won in sell orders from foreign investors were processed on that day, most of them through Deutsche Bank’s local securities unit. Continue reading “Article: Deutsche Bank charged in South Korea over stock rout”

08/21/201103/18/2021

Article: 4 at Deutsche Bank indicted over stock manipulation

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4 at Deutsche Bank indicted over stock manipulation

Choi He-suk, 21 August 2011

Four employees of Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Securities Korea have been indicted on charges of gaining unlawful profits by manipulating stock prices, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said Sunday.

Of the four, three work at Deutsche Bank’s Hong Kong branch including one executive. The other is an executive of Deutsche Securities Korea.

The Hong Kong-based individuals have so far refused to comply with the prosecution’s summons. The prosecutors said that if they do not attend the hearing, it plans to request their extradition and to request Interpol’s cooperation if necessary. Continue reading “Article: 4 at Deutsche Bank indicted over stock manipulation”

07/14/201103/18/2021

Article: Deutsche Bank Korea appeals freeze order over stock manipulation

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Deutsche Bank Korea appeals freeze order over stock manipulation

TRADE FINANCE, 14 July 2011

The South Korean of Deutsche Bank AG has appealed a Seoul court’s decision to freeze its assets over allegations that the company pocketed massive profits from illegal stock market trading late November.

The bank lodged the appeal last month in response to the Seoul Central District Court’s order to freeze 44.8 billion won or $42.3 million worth of deposits jointly held by the lender and Deutsche Securities Korea, its brokerage unit, court spokesman Gong Do-il said. Continue reading “Article: Deutsche Bank Korea appeals freeze order over stock manipulation”