Dong-Ju Kim

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.

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.

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.

Consus Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Consus AMC) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The firm was founded by Kim Young-Jae in 2004. Consus AMC provides discretionary investment advisory services to South Korean high-net worth individuals, institutional investors and retail investors.

Meritz Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Meritz Securities-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Meritz Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX: 008560), a financial services company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1973, Meritz Securities-Broker offers brokerage, securities dealing, and online trading services to various clients.