Tae-Joon Kim

KB Asset Management Co. Ltd. (KBAM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of KB Financial Group, Inc. (KRX: 105560) in South Korea. The firm was founded in 1988 as Kookmin Investment Advisory Co. and became KB Asset Management Co., Ltd. in 2004. Headquartered in Seoul, KBAM offers a diverse array of investment portfolios in the global markets for individual and institutional clients. The firm’s flagship investment products are KB Star US Nasdaq 100 Index Securities Master Fund, KB Shareholder Value Focus Fund, KB Tong China High Dividend Securities Master Fund, KB Active Dividend Securities Master Fund, KB Mid Small-Cap Focus Securities Master Fund and KB Value Focus Securities Master Fund.

Hi Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Hi Investment & Securities-Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Hi Investment & Securities Co., Ltd., ultimately owned by DGB Financial Group Co. Ltd. (KRX: 139130) in South Korea. Headquartered in Seoul, Hi Investment & Securities-Broker was founded in 1986 and offers brokerage, futures & option trading services to various investors.

NH-Amundi Asset Management Co., Ltd. (NH-Amundi) is an asset management firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Formerly known as NH-CA Asset Management Co., Ltd., the firm was founded in 2003 as a joint venture between NACF-National Agricultural Cooperative Federation and CAAM-Crédit Agricole Asset Management (now Amundi). NH-Amundi manages mutual funds for South Korean private individuals and cooperatives.

Korea Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (KIS) is the securities brokerage subsidiary of Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. (KRX: 071050) in South Korea. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 1974 and provides securities brokerage, investment banking and derivatives trading services to individual and institutional clients.

BSK Investment Co Ltd (BSK Investment) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

KIWOOM Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) is the securities broker/dealer division of KIWOOM Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX: 039490), a Korea-based online financial institution headquartered in Seoul. Founded in 2000, the firm offers securities broking and trading services.

Wonik Investment Partners Co., Ltd. (WIIPCO) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Seoul, Korea.

Hanwha Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Hanwha-Broker) is the securities broker division of Hanwha Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX: 003530), an investment firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1962, Hanwha-Broker offers a full range of brokerage services for various investors.

CGS-CIMB Securities Hong Kong Ltd. (South Korea) is the South Korean brokerage subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CGS-CIMB Securities Hong Kong Ltd., which is owned by CGS-CIMB Securities International Pte. Ltd. in Singapore. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 2012 and offers retail and online broking for retail and institutional clients.

Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Korea Co., Ltd. (Daiwa Securities Korea) is the South Korea-based securities brokerage subsidiary of Daiwa International Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (TYO: 8601) in Japan. Headquartered in Seoul, Daiwa Securities Korea was founded in 2011 and provides brokerage services for various types of investors.

Shinhan Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Shinhan AMC) is an asset management firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The firm was founded as Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management Co., Ltd. in 1996 when subsidiaries of South Korea-based Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. (KRX: 055550), Shinhan BNP Paribas Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. and Shinhan Asset Management Co. merged. The firm is now wholly-owned by Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. (KRX: 055550; NYSE: SHG). Shinhan AMC specializes in investment trust and mutual fund management for private and institutional clients.

KB Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (KB Securities-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of KB Securities Co. Ltd., which is owned by KB Financial Group, Inc. (KRX: 105560). The firm was founded in 1962 as Hyundai Securities Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Seoul, KB Securities-Broker provides institutional investors with brokerage services for stocks and financial products such as passive ETFs in addition to Prime Brokerage Service to OCIO solutions.

Daishin Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Daishin Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX: 003540), a financial services firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1962, the firm provides broking services to various investors.

Truston Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Truston AM) is an independent, South Korean asset management firm which was founded by Hwang Sung-Taek in 1998. Formerly known as IMM Investment Management, the firm changed their name to Truston Asset Management Co., Ltd. in 2008. Headquartered in Seoul, Truston AM provides public offered equity funds as well as customized equity investment services to specific clients including financial institutions and companies.

TIMEFOLIO Asset Management Co., Ltd. (TIMEFOLIO) is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 2006, TIMEFOLIO manages investment funds for various types of investors.

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.