YOON&YANG
Yoon & Yang’s Finance Practice helps financial companies create robust compliance programs by guiding clients in the examinations procedure of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) and counsels them in proactively providing opinions to the FSS, based on its analysis of the legal principles applicable to the main issues identified in its diligence. Furthermore, our Finance Practice successfully represented multiple financial companies and their officers and employees in connection with hearings before the Sanctions Review Committee, the Securities and Futures Commission, and the Financial Services Commission where discussions are resolved quickly, by persuading the staff.

Key Services

  • Advising clients on FSS examinations and submitting explanations on matters pointed out during such examinations
  • Advising clients on the submission of opinions in response to an advance notice
  • Advising clients on the statement of opinions at the Sanctions Review Committee
  • Advising clients on the statement of opinions at the Securities and Futures Commission and the Financial Services Commission


 

Representative Cases

  • Responded to the examination of and sanctions on a financial holding company related to the duty to establish internal control standards in connection with the so-called “hedge fund scandal”
  •  Responded to the examinations of and sanctions on 5 commercial banks and specialized banks related to the mis-selling of hedge fund products
  • Responded to the examination of and sanction on a bank that sells financial products related to the imposition of penalty surcharges for breach of duty to submit registration statements
  • Responded to the examination of and sanction on a bank related to anti-money laundering
  • Responded to the examination of and sanction on a securities firm related to the duty to establish internal
  • control standards in connection with a stock dividend accident
  • Responded to the examination of and sanction on a securities firm regarding its breach of the short-term financing business operating standards and the unfair exercise of influence by large shareholders
  • Responded to the examination of and sanction on a securities firm regarding its violation of the ban on the acceptance of unjust economic benefits
  • Responded to the examination of and sanction on a securities firm regarding its violation of the ban on extending credit to affiliates
  • Responded to the examinations of and sanctions on 3 securities firms regarding their mis-selling of hedge fund products and breach of duty to implement internal control standards
  • Responded to the examination of and sanction on an insurance company regarding insurance solicitation and business conduct
  • Responded to the examinations of and sanctions on a credit card company and an installment financing company
  • Responded to the FSS’ targeted examination of and sanction on a savings bank
  • Responded to the FSS’ targeted examination of and sanction on a savings bank regarding its violation of the
  • Real Name Financial Transactions Act
  • Responded to the targeted examination of and sanction on an asset management company regarding its violation of the accounting standards of a fund
  • Responded to the targeted examination of and sanction on a real estate trust company