Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Asian markets add to their gains, with lenders such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Kookmin Bank pacing the upward action.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
SEOUL, July 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's Kookmin Bank said on Wednesday that it would not go ahead with its planned launch of a holding company if many shareholders voted against the plan, clouding prospects for its transfer into the new structure.
OLED-Info (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
OLED Device Description A korean bank (Kookmin bank) credit card that can be inserted into a A/V player. This strange player comes in two flavors: M30 - 2G/b storage, and an OLED display M40 - 4G/b storage, AMOLED display from Samsung SDI, and DMB functionality. OLED screen type AMOLED from Samsung SDI
Business Spectator (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Korean bank looks at options to defend stock price. 10 Jul 2008 2:06 PM
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
South Korea's Kookmin Bank picked the former chief executive of rival Woori Financial Group as the chairman of Kookmin's holding company to be launched this year.
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Kookmin Bank's net fell 47%, while Woori's earnings slumped 38% and Shinhan's profit declined 35%, all hurt by diminishing net-interest margins.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
SEOUL, May 2 (Reuters) - Top South Korean lender Kookmin Bank on Friday reported almost halved quarterly profit, missing forecasts as lending margins slid at a steeper pace than expected due to competition, and in the absence of one-off gains.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 03/31/2008
(Adds analyst comments, details) SEOUL (MarketWatch) -- Kookmin Bank has decided to sell its entire 25% stake in Sorak Financial Holdings Ltd. within the third quarter of this year for about KRW374.95 (US$378 million), the company said Monday. Sorak Financial Holdings is the vehicle that holds a controlling 56% stake in Bank Internasional Indonesia . South Korea's largest bank by assets said in a disclosure...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
SEOUL, March 27 (Reuters) - South Korea's top lender, Kookmin Bank , said on Thursday it will sell its 14 percent stake in Bank International Indonesia (BII) to Malayan Banking, which had offered to pay a hefty premium to buy BII.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
SINGAPORE (MarketWatch) -- Malayan Banking Bhd. (1155.KU) has agreed to pay $1.5 billion for a 56% stake in Bank Internasional Indonesia (BNII.JK) held by Singapore state investment company Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd. and South Korea's Kookmin Bank (KB), with a tender offer extended to investors holding the rest of the shares.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 03/21/2008
Asian stocks move higher, although gains are capped in holiday-thinned trade that saw financial shares such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Kookmin Bank leading the action in Tokyo and Seoul, while shares in Taipei also rise in the final trading session before weekend presidential elections.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 03/21/2008
Japanese and South Korean shares traded higher early Friday, with financial shares such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Kookmin Bank leading the action in both markets, while shipbuilders trade in Seoul also notched gains after recent falls.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 03/20/2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's biggest lender Kookmin Bank has applied to set up a holding company, which will help it expand into non-banking services and overseas markets, and it also plans to spin off its credit card business.
