Samsung Life Investment (America) Ltd. (New York)

Samsung Life Investment (America) Ltd. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $2.38 billion of regulatory assets for 9 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Samsung Life Investment (America) provides portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Samsung Life Investment (America): assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Samsung Life Investment (America) Ltd. is $2.38 billion. The firm's AUM has gone down by -3% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $309.99 million in discretionary accounts and $2.07 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $154.99 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $295.52 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Samsung Life Investment (America) Ltd. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Samsung Life Investment (America) Ltd.

Jin Ho Kim has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2005. Sung Jin Park joined the executive team most recently as the President And Chief Investment Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Ltd. Samsung Life Insurance Co.	Parent company	1 Dec 1993	75% - 100%	foreign
Sang Hee Lee	Senior vice president	1 Mar 2002	Other	4923619
Oh Yun Kwon	Senior vice president	1 Apr 2002	Other	2400745
Wonjoo Seo	Senior vice president	1 May 2004	Other	4923622
Baesik Kim	Vice president	1 Oct 2004	Other	4923625
Jin Ho Kim	President	1 Jan 2005	Other	4923616
Dongwon Kim	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2010	Other	5749787
Sang Hee Lee	President	1 Jan 2010	Other	4923619
Kugjae Lee	Chief compliance officer	1 May 2010	Other	5796863
Wonchung Chung	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2012	Other	6123968
Kugjae Lee	President and chief financial officer	1 May 2014	Other	5796863
Ltd. Samsung Asset Management Company	Owner	1 Feb 2015	75% - 100%	158319
Sung Jin Park	President and chief investment officer	1 Apr 2015	Other	6485149

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Ltd. Samsung Life Insurance Co.	Owner	1 Feb 2015	75% - 100%	foreign

Based in New York

The principal office where Samsung Life Investment (America) Ltd. performs its advisory services is located at 152 West 57 Th Street, 7 Th Floor, New York, NY 10019, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-421-6800 or by fax 212-421-4211. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday.