Young-Ki Min

Hanwha-AM makes long-term investments by analyzing and conducting in-depth research into investment values for their equity management division. They always consider two main factors: growth and value. The firm offers a full range of financial instruments, including stocks, bonds, MMFs, fund of funds, social overhead capital, derivatives, real estate, ETFs, and PEFs in both domestic and overseas capital markets. Hanwha-AM maximizes their efficiency by providing feedback on all their decision-making processes, including in-depth research and state-of-the-art risk management by using the team approach. Their businesses span chemicals & materials, aerospace & mechatronics, solar energy, finance, leisure & lifestyle, and construction.

PAMC is an active, team-based, GARP-oriented investment manager. Their investment philosophy is to generate above-average returns with below-average volatility. They aim to build diversified portfolios that outperform indexes, and believe in asset management based on fundamental research. While the firm is primarily an active investor, they adapt their style according to types of funds. Their funds are composed mostly of stocks and bonds, while they also invest in derivatives and manage MMF. In addition to investing in Korea, they manage funds focused on the Eastern European, Chinese and Japanese capital markets. Other areas of expertise include investment in equity and fixed-income funds in blue-chip companies, growth/value firms, KOSDAQ-listed firms and the health care sector. PAMC's investment process is organized around fund management and research teams, with some autonomy on the fund managers' part. Their in-house research teams are specialized and independent from fund managers. Investment strategies are developed weekly based on macro research, after which the firm's Credit Research Team analyzes individual companies before making an investment decision. Their Stock Research Team manages model portfolios and tests results, while the Quantitative Research team follows a technical research approach to establish a long-term strategy. The firm's Risk Management Team monitors the operation and evaluates their funds and fund managers.

Consus AMC is an active, team-based, contrarian manager which utilizes a large-scale and long-term growth to achieve stable and sustainable profits. The firm seeks to secure a stable profit system through traditional portfolio management centered on stocks and bonds, as well as infrastructure assets and real estate.

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IBK AMCL is an active, GARP-oriented manager which invests in fixed-income and equities, aiming to achieve significant risk-adjusted returns. They employ a bottom-up and top-down process to identify, assess and continuously monitor risk. For equities, the firm conducts quantitative analysis, focusing on EPS growth, and conducts company visits to select growth stocks with high earnings growth and reasonable valuations. They avoid financially distressed and high-risk stocks. For fixed-income, the investment committee follows a top-down approach to perform sector analysis and allocate assets. They make tactical decisions based on target duration, curve positioning and relative value analysis.