- CEO
- Bong-Seok Kwak
- Full Time Employees
- 782
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment banks/Brokers
- Address
- DB Financial Investment Building Seoul SL South Korea 07331
- IPO Date
- Jun 27, 1988
- Business
- DB Securities Co., Ltd. (016610.KS) operates as a full-service securities firm providing investment trading, brokerage, advisory, trust, collective investment, foreign exchange, insurance agency, payment guarantee, credit granting, loan brokerage, fund transfer, and credit card recruitment agency services primarily in South Korea. The company offers stock brokerage for retail and institutional clients; wealth management services; investment banking including underwriting of stocks and bonds, mergers and acquisitions advisory; proprietary trading; and specialized capabilities in stocks, bonds, derivatives, and asset management. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, at Dongbu Securities Building, 32 Gukjegeumyung-ro 8-gil, it serves individual and institutional investors in the competitive Korean financial market as part of the DB Group, which includes affiliates like DB Asset Management Co., Ltd. and DB Insurance. In December 2024, the company completed the acquisition of the remaining 44.67% stake in DB Asset Management Co., Ltd. from Shinhan Bank, Industrial Bank of Korea, Hana Bank, Busan Bank, and Woori Bank for KRW 37.5 billion, achieving 100% ownership. It changed its name from DB Financial Investment Co., Ltd. to DB Securities Co., Ltd. in April 2025, reflecting a strategic focus on its core securities operations.