Financial Services Commission (South Korea)
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금융위원회 Geumnyung Wiwonhoe | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | March 3, 2008 (Financial Supervisory Commission in April 1998) |
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | South Korean government |
Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
Agency executives |
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Parent agency | Prime Minister |
Child agency | |
Website | fsc.go.kr/eng |
Financial Services Commission | |
Hangul | 금융위원회 |
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Hanja | 金融委員會 |
Revised Romanization | Geumnyung Wiwonhoe |
McCune–Reischauer | Kŭmnyung Wiwŏnhoe |
The Financial Services Commission (FSC), formerly Financial Supervisory Commission, is South Korean government's top financial regulator. It makes financial policies, and directs the Financial Supervisory Service.
The Financial Supervisory Commission was established in 1998. With the start of Lee Myung-bak administration, the Commission was rearranged into the Financial Services Commission; the new one took over the policy-making authority from the Finance Ministry.
As part of social responsibility, in 2014 the FSC Chairman Shin Je-yoo made plans to regulate the degree of innovativeness of banks requiring them to make the public the wages employees and executives in comparison to overall profit.
This part of measured to encourage financial banks to create more value and jobs with an innovative management. It will see whether the banks are financing enough promising tech firms for going conservative practices and filling their social responsibility.[1]
References[]
- ^ Yoon, Ja-Young (2014-11-01). "Regulator to evaluate innovative efforts of bank - The Korea Time". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
See also[]
- Korea Financial Investment Association
- Financial Supervisory Service
- Bank of Korea
- Financial services companies established in 2008
- Financial regulatory authorities of South Korea
- Government agencies of South Korea
- 2008 establishments in South Korea