Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) Gov.
Lee Chan-jin speaks during a press briefing at the FSS headquarters in Seoul, Monday.
Yonhap Newly introduced single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, originally promoted by the government as part of efforts to invigorate the domestic capital market, are drawing renewed scrutiny after the head of Korea's financial watchdog publicly criticized the products just a month after their launch, industry officials said Thursday.
The apparent disconnect between the government's market-friendly agenda and the Financial Supervisory Service's (FSS) assessment has fueled concerns about policy consistency and investor confidence.
At a press briefing Monday, FSS Gov.
