Samsung Asset Management said on the 30th that it held the "2026 Samsung OCIO Seminar."
The event was held on the 29th at The Plaza Hotel Seoul with about 230 officials in attendance from external chief investment officer (OCIO) mandates for institutions and corporations, defined-benefit (DB) retirement pensions, and treasury management.
The seminar was organized to share medium- to long-term investment strategies and ways to utilize OCIO tailored to each client's cash characteristics, as the importance of treasury management for institutions and corporations grows amid the post-high interest rate market environment, demographic shifts, and the spread of the retirement pension system.
Since the introduction of the pension fund investment pool system in 2001, Samsung Asset Management has maintained the role of lead manager for more than 26 years. It was also selected three times in a row as the lead manager for the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL)'s industrial accident insurance fund.
In addition, as the lead manager of the Small and Medium Business Retirement Pension Fund, it is managing the fund and has built OCIO management experience spanning public and private funds through the management of major university endowments, proprietary funds of general corporations, and defined-benefit (DB) retirement pensions.
Samsung Asset Management currently manages public and private OCIO assets with net worth of 90 trillion won.
The seminar emphasized that Samsung Asset Management's OCIO process, validated through large fund management experience, can be an effective solution for the treasury management of general corporations.
Kim Du-nam, executive vice president and head of client marketing at Samsung Asset Management, said, "OCIO services, once considered the exclusive domain of large public funds such as pension funds, have now become an essential management solution for general corporations seeking efficient capital management and higher returns on retirement pensions," and added, "based on the expertise and research capabilities proven through more than 20 years of managing flagship national funds, we will further strengthen partnerships so that corporate clients can achieve more stable and systematic asset management performance."