Samsung Securities said on the 9th that, based on Financial Supervisory Service disclosures for the third quarter of 2025, it ranked No. 1 in return (13.77%) among securities firms with more than 1 trillion won in DC balances in the DC principal-and-interest non-guaranteed (3-year) institutional sector.
Preference for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is rising among retirement pension investment assets, and balances are growing quickly. ETF balances in Samsung Securities' DC and IRP accounts jumped 118% from the end of 2024, expanding from 3.4 trillion won to 7.3 trillion won. Through the official mobile trading system (MTS) mPOP, it also operates pension-focused features such as a robo-adviser-based discretionary service and the "ETF savings" program.
It also established pension-only centers and is operating three locations in Seoul, Suwon and Daegu. Each center is staffed with professionals with more than 10 years of PB experience who provide pension consultation services, and it also supports briefings and seminars for corporations introducing retirement pensions. Last year alone, more than about 900 seminars were held.
Jang Hyo-seon, executive director and head of the pension division at Samsung Securities, said, "Retirement pensions are important to manage systematically with a long-term perspective," adding, "Samsung Securities will do its best to be a reliable pension partner for customers by providing excellent pension management services."
Meanwhile, Samsung Securities will run a "pension savings account ETF and REITs online trading fee benefit event" through Dec. 31, 2026. It applies to both existing and new customers without a separate application, offering online trading fees of 0.0042087% for ETFs and 0.0036396% for REITs within pension savings accounts.