Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. is the asset management arm of the Mirae Asset Financial Group. The company is based out of Seoul, South Korea and was originally established in 1998. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. conducts its research internally and invests in the fixed income and public equity markets across Asia. Although the company has a focus on Asia, the company has expanded its physical presence to have offices across the globe in Australia, India, United States, U.K., Canada, and Colombia, among others. The company now operates with over 600 employees of which 120 are investment professionals. After the launching of Korea’s first mutual investment fund with the establishment of Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., the company would be selected as the external manager of the National Pension Service of Korea just three years later. The company would then begin establishing its international presence beginning in 2003 with the opening of its office in 2003 with the establishment of Mirae Asset Global Investments (HK). Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. would continue to expand, establishingnew locations in Indian and the UK, in, respectively 2006 and 2007, and becoming the largest investor in emerging markets with the founding of Mirae Asset Global Investments (Brazil) and Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) in 2008. The company would continue to expand and, in 2011, would acquire Betapro Management Inc. and TLG Asset Management to supplement its organic growth. By 2012, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. would become the largest fixed income fund manager in Korea. The company invests in a variety of sectors, primarily focusing on the information technology, finance, and consumer discretionary sectors which each make up over a fifth of its total asset allocations. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. currently offers a variety of mutual funds, both equity and fixed income, and a platform of 160 ETFs to its clients.