Shinhan Asset Management Co. Ltd

Native name	신한자산운용
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Asset Management
Founded	1996
Headquarters	Seoul,South Korea
AUM	US$77.8 billion (2022)[1]
Parent	Shinhan Financial Group
Website	www.shinhanfund.com

Shinhan Asset Management (Korean: 신한자산운용) is anasset management company headquartered inSeoul, South Korea. It is one of the largest asset management companies in South Korea, with US$55.6 billion ofassets under management as of end of 2020.^[2] It is a subsidiary of theShinhan Financial Group.

The firm was established in 1996 as Shinhan Investment Trust Management. In 2002 it became ajoint venture between South Korea's largest group,Shinhan Financial Group and the French bank,BNP Paribas. The resulting company was named 'Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management' where Shinhan Financial Group and BNP Paribas held 65% and 35% of the company respectively.^[2] In January 2021, Shinhan Financial Group acquired the 35% stake of BNP Paribas in the joint venture making it a wholly owned subsidiary. As a result, the "BNP Paribas" part was dropped from its name.^[3][2]

• 1982/07: Establishment of Shinhan Bank
• 1996/08: Foundation of Shinhan Investment Trust Management with a capital of ₩30bn.^[4]
• 1999/01: The total Assets Under Management (AUM) reach ₩10,000bn.
• 2000/06: The capital is increased of ₩10bn.
• 2002/10: BNP Paribas acquires 50% of Shinhan Investment Trust Management. The name is changed to Shinhan BNP Paribas Investment Trust Management.
• 2005/10: Appointment of a new CEO, Jean Audibert.
• 2006/04: Shinhan Bank becomes the majority owner of SH Asset Management.
• 2007/12: Shinhan Bank owns 100% of SH Asset Management.
• 2008/09: MOU between Shinhan Financial Group and BNP Paribas was reached to establish a joint asset management company.
• 2009/01: Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management (Shinhan Financial Group 65%, BNP Paribas Group 35%)
• 2010/08: Established Shinhan BNPP HK office with Type 4&9 licenses regulated by SFC.
• 2011/12: Launched Industry's 1st ever Hedge Fund Myongjang APAC Equity L/S.
• 2013/10: Launched Industry's 3rd Korean Equity Long/Short Fund.
• 2014/02: Launched Industry's 1st Korean Asia Long/Short Fund.
• 2014/10: First Korean AMC to GainRQFII quota.
• 2015/01: Launch of China Mainland RQFII Fund.
• 2021/01: Establishment of Shinhan Asset Management Co. Ltd after Shinhan Financial acquires BNP Paribas' stake in joint venture

Shinhan Asset Management offers a wide range of products, including :

• fixed income products,
• domestic equities products,
• hybrid products,
• Money Market Fund products (MMF)
• derivative products,
• overseas equities products

• Investment management companies of South Korea
• Companies based in Seoul
• Financial services companies established in 1996
• South Korean companies established in 1996
• Asset management companies

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