Hana Securities CEO Kang Sung-mook said, "This year we must stake our survival with the resolve of 'a last stand with our backs to the water,'" and emphasized, "We must move beyond partial improvements to deliver changes on the level of 'a complete transformation,' expand venture capital and productive finance based on commercial paper, and decisively push the transition to digital assets, including security token offerings (STOs), and the redesign of business and work centered on artificial intelligence (AI) into the execution phase."
Kang said in a New Year's address on Jan. 2, "Hana Securities secured a stable funding base last year by being designated as a comprehensive financial investment business entity with 4 trillion won and by obtaining approval to issue commercial paper," and added, "We also strengthened competitiveness in wealth management (WM) and global business through the launch of an integrated account service for foreign investors and the opening of the flagship megastore 'Centerfield W.'"
He cited as this year's core tasks channel innovation centered on family offices in the WM division and strengthening AI-based, hyper-personalized asset management capabilities.
The investment banking (IB) division will establish itself as a key pillar of Group ONE IB by advancing capabilities in supplying venture capital and managing illiquid assets, and the sales and trading (S&T) division plans to accelerate entry into Asian markets based on its No. 1 competitiveness in the market for equity-linked and other derivative-linked securities.
Risk management and internal controls will be advanced as "always essential" competitive strengths.
Kang said, "2026 is a last stand with no room to retreat," and added, "We will expand productive finance based on commercial paper, and by using AI to advance decision-making and execution across work processes, we will rise as a securities firm that changes the landscape of the capital market."