Thursday November 27 2025
News Source: Global Exchanges
Focus: General - Global Exchanges
Type: General
Country: Korean Republic
On 27th November 2025, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced the availability of guidelines on the use of omnibus account for foreign investors.
The guidelinesĀ on the use of omnibus account for foreign investors provide step-by-step procedural details regarding
- the opening of omnibus account,
- allocation of shareholder rights,
- reporting duty, and
- the management of internal control aimed at preventing unfair trading and/or money laundering activities.
Within December this year, the FSC plans to finish up making relevant rules change to the regulation on financial investment businesses, abolishing the current restriction that allows only certain types of overseas securities businesses (a subsidiary or major shareholder of a domestic financial investment business) to open an omnibus account.
With an increased use of omnibus account, non-resident foreigners will be able to directly trade Korean stocks through local securities firms without the need to open a securities account with a domestic securities business. This will help to improve foreign investorsā access to domestic stock markets and facilitate an inflow of foreign investments.
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