Jong-Hyuk Lee

Samsung Asset Management Co., Ltd. (SAMC) is the asset management subsidiary of Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (KRX: 032830) in South Korea. The firm was founded in 1998 as Samsung Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Seoul, SAMC provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to pooled investment vehicles, institutional investors and certain companies within the Samsung Group.

Korea Investment Management Co., Ltd. (KIM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Korea Investment & Securities Co., Ltd., which is owned by Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. (KRX: 071050) in South Korea. Founded in 1974 as the first investment trust management company in Korea, the firm merged with Dongwon Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. in 2005 and was subsequently renamed as Korea Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. They changed their name to Korea Investment Management Co., Ltd. in 2010. Headquartered in Seoul, KIM manages and provides investment solutions for both government funds and private endowments/mutual aids.

DAOL Asset Management Co., Ltd. is an investment management firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The firm was founded in 1999 as KTB Asset Management Co., Ltd. They are a subsidiary of Daol Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX: 030210). DAOL Asset Management manages a range of mutual funds for Korean high net-worth individuals and institutional investors.

Shinyoung Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Shinyoung AM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1996, the firm was formerly known as Shinyoung Investment Management Trust Co., Ltd. and changed their name to Shinyoung Asset Management Co., Ltd. in 2009. They are a subsidiary of Shinyoung Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX: 001720). Shinyoung AM provides investment services to private and institutional clients. Their core flagship is Shinyoung Marathon Equity Fund.

Eastspring Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd. (Eastspring-AM Korea) is the wholly-owned Korean asset management subsidiary of Prudential Corp. Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Great Britain-based Prudential plc (LSE: PRU; NYSE: PUK). Founded in 2001, the firm was formerly known as PCA Asset Management Co., Ltd. and changed their name to Eastspring Asset Management Korea in 2012. Eastspring-AM Korea is headquartered in Seoul and provides financial products and asset management services to individual and institutional customers.

SK Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (SK Securities-Broker) is the securities broker/dealer division of SK Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX: 001510), a financial investment company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1955, SK Securities-Broker provides brokerage services to various investors.

Midas International Asset Management Ltd. (Midas) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The firm was founded by Soon-Young Chang in 1999. Midas manages the MIDAS range of mutual funds for institutional and retail clients. Their major stakeholders include financial institutions, corporations and investment professionals in South Korea. Midas is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Heungkuk Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Hungkuk AM) is the investment management subsidiary of the LEE Im-Ryong family-owned Hungkuk Securities Co., Ltd. in South Korea. The firm was founded in 1999 as Taekwang Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Seoul, Hungkuk AM manages pension funds and mutual funds for individual and institutional investors.

JPMorgan Securities (Far East) Ltd. (South Korea) (JPMorgan Korea) is the South Korea-based broker/dealer subsidiary of JPMorgan Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd. in Hong Kong, which is owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. Headquartered in Seoul, JPMorgan Korea was founded in 1991 and provides corporations, financial institutions and government entities an integrated range of corporate and investment banking and investment advisory services.

Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd. (South Korea) is the South Korean brokerage division of Great Britain-based Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd., which is owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWSIX: CSGN; NYSE: CS) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 1996 and provides global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage, underwriting, and comprehensive investment research for corporate and institutional investors.

Hyundai Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Hyundai AM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Mugunghwa Trust Co., Ltd. Hyundai AM manages their flagship fund, Hyundai Unicorn R&D Active ETF.

Hana Financial Investment Co., Ltd. (Private Equity) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Hana Securities Co., Ltd. (South Korea) founded in 1977. Hana Financial Investment Co., Ltd. (Private Equity) is headquartered in Seoul.