Bong-Young Jang

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.

HDC Asset Management Co., Ltd. (HDC) is an asset management firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. They were acquired by M&Q Investment Partners Co., Ltd., in 2024. The firm was founded in 2000 as I Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. HDC offers investment products and provides fund management services to individual and institutional investors.

Kiwoom Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Kiwoom AM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The firm was founded in 1988 as Lucky Investment Consulting Co. Ltd. and formerly known as Woori Asset Management. They became Kiwoom Asset Management Co., Ltd. in 2014 when Woori Asset Management and Kiwoom Asset Management merged. They are a subsidiary of Kiwoom Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX: 039490). Kiwoom AM provides a range of trust and mutual fund management services as well as investment management and consultancy.