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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Predecessor | Hyundai Securities, KB Investment & Securities |
| Founded | June 1962 |
Key people | Kim Sung-hyun, Lee Hong-ku (Co-CEOs) |
| Revenue | KRW 10.8 trillion (2024) |
| KRW 590 billion (2024) | |
| Total assets | KRW 63.4 trillion (2024) |
Number of employees | Approx. 4,000 (2024) |
| Parent | KB Financial Group |
| Website | www |
KB Securities is a South Korean securities and investment banking company based in Seoul. It is one of eleven wholly owned subsidiaries of KB Financial Group, the company’s business activities are organized into three segments: Wealth Management, Investment Banking, and Sales and Trading. As of the end of 2024, it operated 80 domestic branches and maintained overseas offices in New York, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City, and Shanghai. Its total assets were reported at KRW 63.4 trillion, with annual revenue of KRW 10.8 trillion..[1]
History
[edit]- 1962: Kookil Securities [2] is founded in Seoul, South Korea. (Predecessor to Hyundai Securities and later KB Securities)
- 1977: Kookil Securities is acquired by Hyundai Group
- 1986: Kookil Securities is renamed to Hyundai Securities
- 1995: Hannuri Investment Securities is established
- 2008: KB Financial Group acquires Hannuri Securities in November 2007 and renames to KB Investment & Securities in March 2008[3]
- 2016: Hyundai Securities acquired by KB Financial Group
- 2017: KB Investment & Securities and Hyundai Securities are merged to officially form KB Securities Co., Ltd [4]
- 2017: KB Securities acquires a 99.4% stake in Vietnam’s Maritime Securities Corporation[5]
- 2022: Acquisition of a 65% stake in PT Valbury Sekuritas Indonesia; rebranded as PT KB Valbury Sekuritas[6]
Global Business
[edit]KB Securities provides capital market services, connecting international institutional investors with South Korea’s financial markets. Serving over 500 global clients, the firm offers differentiated access to domestic equities and fixed income instruments, and select offshore investments, including alternatives.
It acts as a strategic bridge between global capital and the Korean market. It facilitates foreign institutional investment in Korean equities, executes cross-border equity trades on behalf of domestic clients, and distributes offshore alternative funds through an expanding global network.
The firm also provides top-down macroeconomic analysis and thematic investment insights. It regularly publishes weekly investor notes, annual flagship reports, and bottom-up sales commentaries tailored to dynamic global market conditions.
KB Securities offers a range of services to global and domestic hedge funds. Its integrated platform supports margin financing, securities lending and borrowing (SBL), prime custody, capital introductions, and OTC execution, cross-asset trading with institutional-grade operational support. [7]
International Presence
[edit]Hong Kong: KB Securities Hong Kong Ltd. is a fully licensed subsidiary in Hong Kong. Its business areas include equity sales, M&A financing, and debt capital markets
United States: KBFG Securities America Inc. is located in New York. The company engages in equity and fixed income trading, as well as introducing brokerage services. [8]
Vietnam: KB Securities Vietnam Joint Stock Company is headquartered in Hanoi, with branches in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The company has over 400 employees and provides brokerage services to both individual and institutional clients. [9]
Indonesia: KB Valbury Sekuritas is headquartered in Jakarta and operates branches in 14 locations across Indonesia. Its business areas include underwriting, broker-dealer services, and fund distribution. [10]
Shanghai: Representative office with a market research function [11]
Partnerships
[edit]Jefferies Group:KB Securities has a co-brand alliance with Jefferies Group for equity research, sales, and trading in South Korea. Through this partnership, Jefferies Asia distributes KB Securities’ Korea research globally, while KB Securities provides local equity brokerage services to Jefferies and its clients. [12]
Blackstone: In 2024, KB Securities signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Blackstone to establish a comprehensive business partnership.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "OpenDARTSystem". DART. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ 엄, 광용, "현대증권㈜ (現代證券(株))", Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2025-04-29
- ^ "Kookmin Acquires Hannuri Securities - The Korea Times". www.koreatimes.co.kr. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ "KB Financial Decides to Incorporate Hyundai Securities as Subsidiary". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Yonhap. 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ^ VIR, Vietnam Investment Review- (2017-10-10). "KB Securities closes acquisition of Maritime Securities Incorporation". Vietnam Investment Review - VIR. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ "KB Securities to make inroad in Indonesia with 65% stake in Valbury Securities". Pulse. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "KB Securities attracts global LPs via PBS‑sales synergy". The Bell (in Korean). The Bell (Capital Markets Media). 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ^ "KBFG Securities America Inc". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ Kim, Myeong-hwan (2022-06-21). "KB Securities Named Rapid Growth Company in Vietnam After Four Years of Entry". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ Cha, Eun-ji (2022-01-12). "KB Securities Enters Indonesian Market with Acquisition of Valbury Securities". Korea Market News (Hankyung) (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ Kim, Tae-sung (2018-09-05). "KB Financial Group Begins Full-Scale Push into China's Asset Management Market". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ LLC, Jefferies Group (2020-12-07). "Jefferies Announces Co-Brand Alliance with KB Securities in South Korea - newswire". www.newswire.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ "KB Financial Group, Blackstone to collaborate on 'joint investments'". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
External Links
[edit]KB Financial Group: https://www.kbfg.com/eng/index.jsp
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