[2021 Asia Fund Awards] Samsung Asset Management Achieves Outstanding Overseas Fund Returns with Global 24-Hour Operation Infrastructure

Shim Jong-guk, CEO of Samsung Asset Management

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seon-ae] Samsung Asset Management was selected as the Best Manager in the Overseas Stocks category of the 2021 Asia Economy Fund Awards.

Samsung Asset Management leads global investments through innovative product development and management. It offers a variety of products covering both developed and emerging markets and contributes to investors' wealth growth with consistent returns. The company focuses its core competencies on stable fund management through advanced management systems, industry-leading talent, and thorough risk management.

In 2015, by acquiring Samsung Life Insurance's New York and London branches, Samsung Asset Management established a global 24-hour management system connecting its Seoul headquarters with Hong Kong, New York, and London, thereby actively targeting overseas markets. Collaboration in domestic and international research has enhanced its investment capabilities in overseas products.

Major overseas funds such as Samsung Korea-style TDF, Samsung Pictet Robotics Fund, and Samsung ASEAN Securities Fund have established themselves as industry-leading funds with long-term and stable performance. Despite the unstable global financial environment caused by extreme volatility due to COVID-19, they have achieved outstanding returns. The Samsung Pictet Robotics Fund invests in robotics-related companies leading future technologies. It particularly identifies companies with world-class robotic technologies and business models. This is a fund of funds that includes the Pictet Robotics Fund managed by Swiss Pictet Asset Management. It recorded a 42.6% return over the past year.

Samsung Korea-style TDF has established itself as the top player in the pension market with its "global automatic diversified investment reflecting the life cycle," and is recognized for its key contribution to the growth of TDFs in Korea. It incorporates various assets such as domestic stocks, overseas stocks, and global bonds, with investment proportions adjusted flexibly.

Established in 2007, the Samsung ASEAN Securities Fund is an industry-leading fund investing in the emerging Asia region. It invests in key countries with high growth potential in Asia, including Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. The ASEAN market is noted as a core growth region due to its solid domestic economy and abundant raw materials. Allen Richardson, the manager of the Hong Kong local branch managing this fund, is an ASEAN regional expert who has analyzed and invested in the ASEAN market for about 20 years since 1997. He has been managing this fund since 2008.

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