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FSC holds meeting on small business support programsSep 04, 2025

Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission met with officials from the Korea Federation of Micro Enterprises, policy financial institutions, and the banking sector to discuss financial support programs for small businesses on September 4. At the meeting, new financing programs worth KRW10 trillion were introduced to help small businesses in various challenging situations. The banking sector also announced a plan to supply KRW3.3 trillion worth of new financing program for small merchants with the potential to improve their competitiveness. In addition, officials at the meeting also introduced three specific programs designed to help lower the cost of financing for small merchants. Speaking about the importance of maintaining close communication on the ground, FSC Vice Chairman Kwon pledged to closely follow up on the progress of these support programs.
FSC holds meeting with policy financial institutions and financial holding groups to discuss financial support measures in response to U.S. tariffsSep 03, 2025

Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission presided over a meeting with policy financial institutions and financial holding groups on September 3 and discussed financial support measures in response to U.S. tariffs. From the beginning of this year until the end of August, policy financial institutions and major financial holding groups have already provided about KRW63 trillion and KRW45 trillion in financial assistance, respectively. Until the end of next year, policy financial institutions and five major financial holding groups plan to supply KRW172 trillion and KRW95 trillion in total, respectively, to the businesses and industries affected by U.S. tariffs. While speaking about the importance and urgency of providing support for the industries heavily affected by U.S. tariffs, such as the auto, steel, petrochemical industries that constitute the country's major export sectors, Vice Chairman Kwon said that the support measures should not only help the survival of these companies but also assist them to strengthen competitive edge and find new growth drivers. The FSC and the Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO) also plan to launch an additional corporate restructuring innovation fund in the size of KRW1 trillion to support businesses in the petrochemical, steel, auto, semiconductor, secondary battery, and display sectors facing the risk of restructuring triggered by U.S. tariffs.
FSC and North Jeolla Province sign MOU to better provide one-stop assistance to local residentsSep 01, 2025

Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission visited Jeonju, North Jeolla Province on September 1 and held a meeting with local business and industry officials representing SMEs to listen to their ideas and suggestions to improve upon the provision of financial assistance. Prior to the meeting, the FSC and the state government of North Jeolla signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on strengthening cooperation to boost the provision of one-stop finance-and-welfare assistance to the residents of North Jeolla.
Vice Chairman visits local bank on first day of increased deposit protection coverageSep 01, 2025

Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission visited a local bank in Seoul on the first day of the increased deposit protection coverage taking effect on September 1. Starting from today, the maximum deposit protection coverage is raised to KRW100 million.
FSC holds meeting with startups and venture businessesAug 29, 2025

Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission held a meeting with a group of startup entrepreneurs and venture capital investors on August 29 to strengthen communication with the startup and venture industry and seek ideas and suggestions on the ground to promote "real growth" of the startup industry.
Vice Chairman chairs the Securities and Futures Commission for the first time since taking officeAug 27, 2025

Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission presided over a meeting on August 26 for theSecurities and Futures Commission for the first time since taking office as SFC chair. The SFC Chair outlined the three principles that would guide the operating directions of the SFC. 1) Strictly sanctioning any illegal or unfair practices that undermine sound market principles. 2) Strengthening communication with market participants to help the capital market serve as a core foundation for productive finance. 3) Streamlining supervisory and regulatory measures to keep pace with the rapidly changing market environment.
Financial authorities of Korea and Vietnam meet to discuss strengthening cooperation on capital marketsAug 25, 2025

Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission met with Vietnams Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi at his office in Seoul Government Complex on August 25 as a follow-up to the bilateral summit meeting held between Korea and Vietnam on August 11, 2025.
Vice Chairman holds meeting on business restructuring in petrochemical industryAug 21, 2025

Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission held a meeting with major financial industry associations, policy financial institutions, and related organizations on August 21 and discussed key principles behind the provision of financial support for business restructuring in the petrochemical industry. At the meeting, Vice Chairman Kwon spoke about the urgency of undertaking business restructuring in Korea's petrochemical industry as the sector faces dwindling competitiveness overseas. In this regard, the petrochemical industry has jointly demonstrated the willingness to carry out restructuring based on the principles of (a) self-rescue effort, (b) burden sharing, and (c) prompt implementation. Based on the condition of rigorous self-rescue efforts and the demonstration of feasibility in business restructuring plans, the financial sector agreed to provide the financing support needed to meet petrochemical companies' business restructuring goals.
Vice Chairman attends MOU signing for facilitating credit recovery support for vulnerable debtorsAug 20, 2025

Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission attended the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing event between financial industry associations and credit information providers on August 20. The MOU will help to facilitate the provision of credit recovery support for individuals and individual business owners in the form of expungement of overdue debt history if they have or will have fully paid off their overdue debts by the end of December this year. It is estimated that up to 3.24 million individuals and individual business owners will benefit from this. With the availability of credit recovery support for those making diligent efforts to pay off their debts, Vice Chairman Kwon said that there will be more individuals and small business owners being able to regain the capacity to quickly return to normal economic activities.
Vice Chairman delivers congratulatory remarks at 2025 joint finance job fair for young adultsAug 20, 2025

Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission attended the opening ceremony of the 2025 joint finance job fair event held on August 20 and delivered congratulatory remarks. The ninth annual job fair event for young adults this year is being held in the largest scale ever with 80 employers from the financial sector offering career opportunities and employment programs. The event is held for two days from August 20 to 21 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul, offering a variety of on-site programs including face-to-face job interviews, mock interviews, career consulting, and conference. More than 30,000 jobseekers are expected to attend and participate in these programs. In his congratulatory remarks, FSC Vice Chairman Kwon spoke about the importance of shifting the supply of capital toward more productive sectors and the need for financial companies to actively supply funding opportunities for startups and venture businesses. In addition, Vice Chairman Kwon urged financial companies to expand career and employment opportunities for young adults.
Vice Chairman holds meeting on financial measures to introduce penalties and incentives for preventing serious industrial accidentsAug 19, 2025

Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission held a meeting with related organizations, financial industry groups, and policy financial institutions on August 19 and discussed the formulation of financial measures to introduce effective penalties and incentives for preventing serious industrial accidents at workplaces. While speaking about the important role of financial companies in preventing serious industrial accidents, Vice Chairman Kwon said that when there is a serious workplace accident taking place at a certain company, it is necessary for the financial sector to proactively manage risks to ensure prudential management and investor protection. In addition, Vice Chairman Kwon said that the risk of serious industrial accidents should be adequately reflected in the corporate credit evaluation process and that more financial incentives through business loans and interest rates should be given to the companies taking more preventive steps.
FSC-FSS-KRX launch joint response team on stock market manipulationJul 30, 2025

Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) Chairman Kwon Dae-young attended the launch of a joint response team on stock market manipulation and the newly created team's signboard unveiling ceremony on July 30. The joint response team is a collaborative operation of the FSC, the FSS, and the KRX, and it aims to bolster the initial response function of KRX's market surveillance committee. At the signboard unveiling event, SFC Chairman Kwon delivered opening remarks where he emphasized the ever growing importanceof capital market at international level and the need to makesure that illegal and unfair trading activities are effectively rooted out. With the establishment of a joint response team, SFC Chairman Kwon said that the physical, informational, and jurisdictional barriers and divisions that previously existed between the three organizations have been effectively removed. In addition, SFC Chairman Kwon said that the financial authorities will also seek to enhance cooperation with investigative authorities to make sure that follow-up criminal investigations and proceedings can take place more swiftly and effectively.