South Korean investors are increasingly moving into leverage exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and local equity funds to seek higher yields as the local equity market remained weak with the Kospi 200 index hovering at low levels. Samsung Asset Management saw KRW1.1bn ($1m) in inflows into its Kodex Leverage ETF in one month which represents almost a 200% increase compared with the previous month. Mirae Asset Management also saw a 46% increase in its asset under management (AUM) via inflows into its