WisdomTree: Choi-nomics: South Korea Focuses on Higher Dividend Payouts
September 03, 2014 at 11:30 AM EDT
South Korea has generally been underperforming other emerging markets recently, but the KOSPI, a broad measure of South Korean equities, hit a three-year high in anticipation of higher dividend payments1. Newly appointed finance minister Choi Kyung-hwan announced tax measures that will incentivize...