Mirae Asset Management Conducts the 33rd UriAi Global Leader Expedition

Mirae Asset Global Investments announced on the 14th that it conducted the ‘33rd Mirae Asset Woori Ai Global Leader Expedition’ in Shenzhen, China.

The ‘Mirae Asset Woori Ai Global Leader Expedition’ is an economic education program that allows children to learn the foundational qualities of global leaders through visits to global companies.

The program is conducted for subscribers of the country’s largest children’s funds, ‘Mirae Asset Woori Ai 300 Million Making G1’ and ‘Mirae Asset Woori Ai Chindia Industry Representative’ funds. Since its first event in 2006, the cumulative number of participants has reached approximately 13,000.

The ‘33rd Woori Ai Global Leader Expedition,’ resumed after three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, saw 163 middle school students participate across two sessions: the first from August 2 to 5, and the second from August 9 to 12.

During the total 3-night, 4-day schedule, participants explored global companies including China’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer, BYD, and directly experienced Alibaba Group’s new retail center, Hema Xiansheng.

They also visited Shenzhen’s skyscraper, Ping An Finance Center; the complex entertainment district centered around an artificial lake and canals, Huanle Hai’an; and Huachangbei Electronics Industrial Zone, a manufacturing hub, gaining a deeper understanding of China’s finance, economy, and culture.

The Woori Ai Global Leader Expedition is funded by a youth financial fund created by allocating 15% each of management fees and sales commissions from Mirae Asset Global Investments and Woori Ai fund distributors. Participants are selected through each distributor.

Mirae Asset Global Investments has focused on long-term installment funds supporting children’s futures, launching the Woori Ai Fund series in 2005, designed to help parents prepare large sums of money for their children.

In June, the company released Korea’s first ‘Woori Ai TDF (Target Date Fund),’ which considers the schooling cycle of minor children and the effects of long-term installment savings.

The ‘Woori Ai TDF’ is a long-term investment product aimed at preparing funds for children’s tuition and economic independence, managed based on an asset allocation curve aligned with the schooling stages from preschool through elementary, middle, and high school.

Ryu Kyung-sik, Head of WM Pension Marketing Division at Mirae Asset Global Investments, said, “Mirae Asset is leading the establishment of long-term installment funds for children while conducting the Woori Ai Global Leader Expedition program to provide many children with diverse experiences. We will continue to strive to offer programs that allow children, the future generation’s owners, to experience broad knowledge and culture.”

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