Chairperson Lee Eoryong of Daishin Financial Group said on the 2nd that the group will make this year the first year of its leap forward and set Value-up as its strategic goal.
In a New Year's address that day, Lee said, "Throughout 2025, we have raced breathlessly to make a leap befitting our status as a comprehensive financial investment company," adding, "As a result, we increased our equity capital by about 1 trillion won in just one year, and our standalone equity capital is expected to exceed 4 trillion won at the end of last year."
Lee said, "The securities unit entered new business areas such as acquisition finance, corporate credit provision, and general foreign exchange, and also produced meaningful results," adding, "In addition, we increased capital through the sale of our headquarters building, the issuance of contingent convertible bonds, and the issuance of redeemable convertible preferred shares."
Lee sees 4 trillion won in equity capital as the first step toward becoming a mega-sized investment bank and emphasized that, with a larger scale and stronger fundamentals, the group must build capabilities and competitiveness on par with rivals.
This year's new strategic goal is Value-up. Lee said, "Value-up does not simply mean better results than now," adding, "It means taking our held assets, business portfolio, talent, and overall organizational capabilities up a notch to leap to a 'bigger company' recognized by the market and investors."
For the group's course of action this year, he presented "Yeosechui" (moving with the world).
Lee said, "Yeosechui means we must change in step with the changes of the world," adding, "As the market changes rapidly, we should not settle for the present, and for greater growth, we must respond flexibly to uncertain conditions and steadily strengthen our competitiveness."