Hermes claims may hurt Korean market long term

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KOREA - Action by Korean government prosecutors against Hermes Investment Manage-ment may trigger a re-evaluation of the Korean market, the chief executive of the UK fund said in an interview.

Financial regulators are investigating claims that last December, shortly before the fund sold shares of Samsung Corp, Hermes manipulated the stock price by suggesting the company was a takeover ta...

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