Korea Investment and Securities Co. won the 27th Gold Dasan Financial Award in the securities sector last year in recognition of its achievements in a number of key areas, including investment banking and wealth management.
The company is lead by President Ryu Sang-ho. The company became the first securities firm to obtain a license for its IB operations from the financial authorities last year, along getting permission to issue notes. It was a first among large investment banking firms. The company put up for sale notes worth 50 billion won on Nov. 27 for the first time in the securities industry, which were sold out in just two days.
KIS also lead-managed the initial public offering of the Net Marble Games whose shares valued at 2.661 trillion won, the second largest IPO at the Korea Exchange, showing off the securities firm’s mettle in the IPO market. All in all, KIS was considered to have solidified its foundation to emerge as a Korean version of Goldman Sachs last year, industry sources said.
The company excelled in other areas of its operations in addition to the IB sector, such as wealth management, and the securities transaction brokerage, among others, the industry sources recalled.
With every one of its operational sectors doing well, the company achieved the second-best profit level in the industry, with net profit coming to 402.3 billion won in the first three quarters. The company’s ROE came to 12.1 percent at the end of the third quarter coming in at double digits the best in among the top five IB firms.
The company’s IB-WB Strategy for 2018 targets securing 200 trillion won in customer assets, with pre-tax profit coming to 2 trillion won and boosting overseas share of total profit to 30 percent by 2020 thus to become the top securities firm in Asia.
Strong global networks
KIS has extensive sales networks that run across the world's financial centers - Hong Kong, Singapore, New York and London. KIS is Korea's only broker with a sales office in Singapore.
Synergy with domestic equity sales
KIS ranked second in terms of equity brokerage commissions revenue on domestic institutional trades in 2008. Thanks to the industry-leading domestic equity sales, KIS has demonstrated an excellent capacity in block trading bridging Korean and overseas markets.
Outstanding DMA (Direct Market Access) service
KIS has developed knowledge in the online trading segment thanks to its excellent IT backup service and can offer customized trading systems for customers. The optimal trading platform enables customers to send orders in a timely, reliable fashion. KIS has the largest share in the futures and options DMA market.
Leading underwriter of IPOs
KIS held its unwavering first position in the number of IPO underwritings with a 28.2% market share in 2008. The impressive performance gives KIS a competitive edge in securing IPO stocks.
Superior sales personnel and execution ability
About 50% of KIS' sales personnel have working experience at prestigious global investment banks. KIS has superior traders and experienced dealers who can offer quality service and execute customer orders in a prompt and satisfactory way.
Brokerage
* Brokerage for domestic stocks and futures/options, targeting foreign institutional investors
* Brokerage service for Korean investors to invest overseas including overseas stocks and overseas bonds in the US, the UK, Japan, Hong Kong, and China.
Stock Borrowing
Brokerage of stock borrowing and lending for domestic and foreign investors through the Korea Securities Depository.
Brokerage
Support market listing and overseas stock sales when a domestic company wants to list on overseas markets.
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