Kim Sung-hwan, chief executive of Korea Investment & Securities Korea Investment & Securities Co. will step up its asset management business by launching innovative global investment products, aiming to surpass Nomura Securities Co. and become Asia’s No. 1 brokerage company, said
Kim Sung-hwan, CEO of Korea Investment & Securities, delivers opening remarks at KIS Night in New York 2025 on Tuesday Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), the brokerage unit of Korea Investment Holdings Co., said on Wednesday it hosted its flagship investor relations event, KIS Nig
Goldman Sachs Group President and Chief Operating Officer John E. Waldron (left) and Korea Investment & Securities Chief Executive Officer Kim Sung-hwan shake hands after signing a partnership agreement at the US investment bank’s headquarters in New York on May 5, 2025 (Courtesy of Kore
(Courtesy of Getty Images) Young South Korean millionaires, placing bold wagers on unconventional financial assets such as cryptocurrencies and art, are gaining ground fast, growing in number at twice the rate of their older counterparts, who remain anchored in traditional assets like bonds and
New York-based Apollo Global Management and London-based Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) have joined the ranks of global private equity firms that have set up offices in Seoul.South Korea is one of three countries in the Asia-Pacific, alongside Australia and Japan, where Qatar Investment Auth
A frontal view of Korea Investment & Securities' headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), a unit of Korea Investment Holdings Inc., is exploring new global investment products tailored for South Korean retail investors in collaboration with Man Group and A
An engineer assembles a switchboard at LS Electric’s factory in Utah (File photo by Eui-Myung Park) Capital Group Companies Inc. has increased its stake in LS Electric Co., a South Korean supplier to Elon Musk’s X.AI Corp., as the US asset manager enjoys profits from its investments
Korea Investment & Securities CEO Kim Sung-hwan (third from left) attends a ceremony held to celebrate the listing of Korea Investment's 11 SWs on the IDX on Oct. 11, 2024 (Courtesy of Korea Investment) Korea Investment & Securities Co. has become the first South Korean securities
A Kookmin Bank private banker guides clients into a wealth management office Young South Korean millionaires want to take more control of their investments and bet on sectors they know, not relying passively on private bankers. They opt for stocks, equity-linked bonds and other liquid assets in
(Courtesy of Getty Images) Young rich Koreans have emerged as big players in South Korea’s asset management market, expanding into M&As and commercial real estate, areas long dominated by institutional investors.With high financial literacy, they have amassed wealth through aggressive