Jae-Kyu Bae

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.

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.