[2020 National Audit] Jung Young-chae, CEO of NH Securities, "Met Kim Jae-hyun and Jung Young-je... Not Related to Optimus Fund"

Jung Young-chae, CEO of NH Investment & Securities, appeared as a witness at the National Assembly's Financial Services Commission hearing on the 13th, responding to lawmakers' questions during the audit of the Financial Supervisory Service. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Ji-hwan] Jung Young-chae, CEO of NH Investment & Securities, revealed on the 13th that he had met Kim Jae-hyun, CEO of Optimus Asset Management, and Jung Young-je, former CEO of Optimus Alternative Investments.

At the National Assembly's National Policy Audit by the Political Affairs Committee on the afternoon of the same day, in response to a question from Yoon Jae-ok, a member of the People Power Party, asking "Have you ever met or spoken on the phone with Optimus-related personnel?" Jung Young-chae said, "I have met Kim Jae-hyun and former CEO Jung Young-je."

However, regarding allegations that he instructed the sale of Optimus funds after meeting Jung Young-je, he denied, saying, "I first learned that he was related to Optimus through media reports." He claimed there was no connection during the launch process of the Optimus fund.

Jung also explained, "I met Jung Young-je in April 2019 when he requested consultation on his real estate project financing (PF), but I judged that the product was inappropriate for our company to sell and provided related opinions."

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