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Korea Investment & Securities US

Privately Held
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Investment Banking23 employeesFounded 2021🇺🇸 United States

Korea Investment & Securities US, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Korea Investment & Securities Co., LTD. (“KITC”). KITC was re-formed in June 2005 when it was merged with Dongwon Securities. The previously named Korea Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. was Korea's leading distributor of investment trust products, mainly those of its wholly owned subsidiary; while Dongwon Securities was one of Korea's main securities brokerages. Both of these companies previously played important roles in the development of the Korean capital market and the Korean economy. KITC was a major institutional investor specializing in asset management and sales of Korean funds, while Dongwon Securities was a specialist in securities brokerage, investment banking and derivatives trading. KITC was originally launched in 1974 as the first investment trust company in Korea. As a leader of the investment trust industry and a major institutional investor specializing in asset management, KITC helped customers to manage their assets effectively and made a great contribution to the development of the Korean capital market and economy. Dongwon Securities was established in 1968 and as a member of the Dongwon Group had also played a part in developing the Korean securities markets and the national economy by providing differentiated services and securing global competitiveness. With the merger, KIS has become a major financial firm within Korea Investment Holdings and has secured first position in Korea for initial public offerings (IPOs). The new company is now one of the major securities firms in Korea with 84 branch offices, 7 overseas corporations, 2 overseas offices and 2,685 employees. (2020.06.30)

Founded
2021
Employees
23
Industry
Investment Banking
Company type
Privately Held
Headquarters
🇺🇸New York, New York
Specialties
Investment BankingInternet
1 / 1
Active markets
Japan
1
New markets
Japan
Low
Confidence
mostly early signals
+100%
Momentum
vs prior period
10 / 100
Expansion Score
Early
Stages1Exploring
1 signal · Last 90 days

Global expansion

Live
Japan
Stages
ExploringInvestingLandingOperating

Activity pulse

New Partnerships activity — 1 fresh signal just appeared.

Last 90 days
Hiring
0
No activity
Marketing & PR
0
No activity
Product & Tech
0
No activity
+2more categoriesLocked
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Market entry timeline

The order this company entered each market — oldest to newest

1
🇯🇵Japan1st market entered · 2026Advancing
Exploring
1 signalExploring stage
Current stageExploringTesting the waters
Confidence39%Low
Tracking since2026first signal

Recent signals

Partnership🇯🇵 Japanlast wk.

Korea Investment & JPMorgan Host Market Seminar

Product launch🇰🇷 South Korea11mo ago

Korea Investment Securities launches gold trading event

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Korea Investment & Securities US, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Korea Investment & Securities Co., LTD. (“KITC”). KITC was re-formed in June 2005 when it was merged with Dongwon Securities. The previously named Korea Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. was Korea's leading distributor of investment trust products, mainly those of its wholly owned subsidiary; while Dongwon Securities was one of Korea's main securities brokerages. Both of these companies previously played important roles in the development of the Korean capital market and the Korean economy. KITC was a major institutional investor specializing in asset management and sales of Korean funds, while Dongwon Securities was a specialist in securities brokerage, investment banking and derivatives trading. KITC was originally launched in 1974 as the first investment trust company in Korea. As a leader of the investment trust industry and a major institutional investor specializing in asset management, KITC helped customers to manage their assets effectively and made a great contribution to the development of the Korean capital market and economy. Dongwon Securities was established in 1968 and as a member of the Dongwon Group had also played a part in developing the Korean securities markets and the national economy by providing differentiated services and securing global competitiveness. With the merger, KIS has become a major financial firm within Korea Investment Holdings and has secured first position in Korea for initial public offerings (IPOs). The new company is now one of the major securities firms in Korea with 84 branch offices, 7 overseas corporations, 2 overseas offices and 2,685 employees. (2020.06.30)

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