Sang-Hoon Cho

Washington State Investment Board (WSIB) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Olympia, Washington. Founded in 1981, WSIB manages investments for retirement plans which includes public employees, teachers, school employees, law enforcement officers, firefighters and judges. They also manage investments for several other important public funds that benefit Washington’s industrial insurance program, colleges and universities, and developmental disability programs.

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.

Hana Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Hana Securities-Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Hana Securities Co., Ltd., which is owned by Hana Financial Group, Inc. (KRX: 086790) in Korea. The firm was founded in 1977 as Daehan Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. (until 2007), as Hana Daetoo Securities Co., Ltd. (until 2015) and as Hana Financial Investment Co., Ltd. (until 2022). Headquartered in Seoul, Hana Securities-Broker offers trading and execution services to various clients.

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.

Public Safety Personnel Retirement System is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1968, PSPRS provides pension plan for public safety personnel, corrections officers and elected officials in the state of Arizona.

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Investment Portfolio) (Samsung Life-IP) is the investment portfolio division of Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (SO: 032830) in South Korea. The firm was established as Dongbang Life Insurance in 1957, became a subsidiary of the Samsung Group in 1963 and was renamed Samsung Life Insurance in 1989. Based in Seoul, Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd. offers insurance products and services including life, health, accident, and annuities as well as asset management and related financial products. In addition to South Korea, they have operations in the US, the UK, China, India, Thailand and Japan. The firm is a socially responsible manager which supports community services, cultural and art activities, sports and social welfare services. Bichumi is their volunteer club consisting of individual volunteer groups linked through a nationwide network that engage in a variety of volunteer activities to make people's lives happier and healthier as well as to promote equality and maturity in society.

CLSA Securities Korea Ltd. is the South Korean brokerage subsidiary of Netherlands-based CLSA BV, ultimately held by CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600030) in China. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 2002 and provides sales and execution services to institutional investors and corporates world-wide.

Eugene Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Eugene Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX: 001200) in South Korea. Headquartered in Seoul, KTB-Broker was founded in 1954 and provides brokerage services for various types of investors.

KB Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (KB Securities-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of KB Securities Co. Ltd., which is owned by KB Financial Group, Inc. (KRX: 105560). The firm was founded in 1962 as Hyundai Securities Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Seoul, KB Securities-Broker provides institutional investors with brokerage services for stocks and financial products such as passive ETFs in addition to Prime Brokerage Service to OCIO solutions.

Korea Investment Corp. (Investment Management) (KIC-IM) is the investment management division of State-owned Korea Investment Corp. in South Korea. Headquartered in Seoul, KIC-IM was founded in 2005 under the KIC Act to enhance sovereign wealth and contribute to the development of the financial industry by efficiently managing the assets entrusted by the Government of South Korea, the Bank of Korea, and the public funds.

Daishin Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Daishin Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX: 003540), a financial services firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1962, the firm provides broking services to various investors.

Part of Cape Industries Ltd., CAPE Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. is a South Korean brokerage company. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea. The company was founded in 2008. Tae-Soon Lim has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Hanwha Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Hanwha-Broker) is the securities broker division of Hanwha Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX: 003530), an investment firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1962, Hanwha-Broker offers a full range of brokerage services for various investors.

KTB Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (KTB-Broker) is the securities brokerage division of KTB Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX: 030210) in South Korea. Headquartered in Seoul, KTB-Broker was founded in 1981 and provides brokerage services for institutional investors.

Heungkuk Securities Co., Ltd. is an independent brokerage firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 2000, the firm provides brokerage services to institutional clients.

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.

Hanyang Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Hanyang Securities-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Hanyang Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX: 001750), a financial investment company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1956, Hanyang Securities-Broker provides brokerage services to various investors.

Shinhan Securities Co., Ltd. (Private Banking) (Shinhan Securities-PB) is the private banking arm of Shinhan Securities Co., Ltd., a brokerage firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The firm was founded in 1973 and formerly known as Shinhan Investment Corp. Shinhan Securities-PB provides a wide range of financial services including not only brokerage but also comprehensive wealth management, institutional sales, investment banking, sales & trading, and all other services provided throughout the securities industry.