The National Pension Service, known as a major player in the capital market, selected 47 transaction securities firms for the first half of 2025.

A view of the National Pension Service Fund Management Headquarters in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do. / Courtesy of National Pension Service

According to the financial investment industry on the 25th, the National Pension Service's fund management headquarters held a meeting on the 23rd to select domestic stock transaction securities firms, choosing a total of 47 and notifying them of this decision. The National Pension Service's transaction securities firms are divided into 26 general transaction firms, 6 cyber transaction firms, and 15 index transaction firms (ETF transactions).

The first grade in general transactions includes Citigroup Global Markets Securities, Morgan Stanley Securities, CLSA Korea Securities, Samsung Securities, DB Financial Investment, and iM Securities. The second grade includes JP Morgan Securities, Macquarie Securities, Daiwa Securities, Hong Kong Shanghai Securities Seoul branch, Meritz Securities, Kiwoom Securities, Daol Investment Securities, and Shin Young Securities.

The third grade includes 12 firms: UBS Securities, Korea Investment Securities, Mirae Asset Securities, Daishin Securities, Hana Securities, Kyobo Securities, Hanwha Investment Securities, Yuanta Securities, BNK Investment Securities, LS Securities, SK Securities, and Sang Sang In Securities.

The selected cyber transaction securities firms are BNP Paribas Securities, Hanyang Securities, Korea Asset Investment Securities, Leading Investment Securities, Yu Hwa Securities, and SI Securities.

In addition, the first grade of index transaction securities firms includes four companies: Samsung Securities, KB Securities, iM Securities, and LS Securities. The second grade of index transaction firms includes five companies: Meritz Securities, Kiwoom Securities, Hana Securities, SK Securities, and Hanwha Investment Securities. The third grade of index transaction consists of six companies: CLSA Korea Securities, Daishin Securities, Shin Young Securities, IBK Investment Securities, BNK Investment Securities, and DB Financial Investment.