Korean Financial Firms Chase Bold Overseas M&A to Fuel Growth
South Korean banks and insurers are hunting for overseas deals to lift growth, signaling a broader outward turn by an industry that largely stayed home while companies including Samsung Electronics Co. and Hyundai Motor Co. built global businesses.

<p>South Korean banks and insurers are hunting for overseas deals to lift growth, signaling a broader outward turn by an industry that largely stayed home while companies including Samsung Electronics Co. and Hyundai Motor Co. built global businesses.</p>