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The Financial Services Commission of South Korea has proposed regulatory rules for the issuance and trading of securities tokens, allowing stocks, bonds, funds, and some fragmented investment securities to be issued and circulated in the form of tokens. The relevant regulatory framework is scheduled to take effect on February 4, 2027. The securities token issuing enterprises that directly manage customer accounts must have a paid in capital of at least 4 billion Korean won and be equipped with dedicated compliance and technical personnel. The revision of capital market regulations will add over-the-counter bond trading licenses and limit retail investors' annual net purchases on each over-the-counter exchange to no more than 100 million Korean won. The proposal will be publicly solicited for opinions from Friday to November 11th. South Korea has announced a roadmap for transitioning from securities issuance and trading to distributed ledger infrastructure in three phases.