Mirae Asset Financial Group

Park Hyeon-Joo founded Mirae Asset Global Investments and Mirae Asset Capital in June 1997. Within 6 months after the foundation, Mirae Asset suffered from 1997 financial crisis of South Korea, however, showed a tremendous investment performance by believing in South Korea's economy to rebound with contrary investment insights where Park is notable for his adherence to long-term and value investing.

In December 1998, Park launched the first retail mutual fund, “Park Hyeon Joo No.1” in South Korea and The Journal of Investment & Pension described that this fund was a great success.[4]

Park has grown Mirae Asset Financial Group into an independent financial conglomerate in South Korea by successfully acquiring a number of financial companies with his contrary investment philosophy and insights.

• 2004.02 Acquired SK Investment Trust Company, an affiliates of SK Group
• 2005.06 Acquired SK Life Insurance, an affiliates of SK Group[5][6]
• 2011.11 Acquired Horizons ETFs,[7] a major ETF player in Canada
• 2011.11 Acquired BetaShares, a major ETF player in Australia
• 2016.12 Merge and acquisition of Daewoo Securities and Mirae Asset Securities[8][9][10][11][12]
• 2016.12 Acquired KDB asset management company,[13] formerly owned by Korea Development Bank
• 2017.07 Invested Vietnamese life insurance company, PRÉVOIR[14]
• 2017.12 Acquired Korea-based PCA Life Insurance[15][16]
• 2018.07 Acquired GlobalX,[17] US ETF company

Founder Park always has in mind to expand the business globally since the early stage, and is regarded as a global forerunner in South Korean financial industry.[18][19]

• 2003.12 Established Mirae Asset Global Investment HK
• 2006.09 Established Mirae Asset Global Investment Vietnam (Hanoi)
• 2006.11 Established Mirae Asset Global Investment India
• 2007.01 Established Mirae Asset Securities HK
• 2007.03 Established Mirae Asset Global Investment UK
• 2007.07 Established Mirae Asset Global Investment Beijing
• 2007.12 Established Mirae Asset Securities Vietnam
• 2008.02 Established Mirae Asset Investment Advisory Beijing
• 2008.04 Established Mirae Asset Global Investment US
• 2008.04 Established Mirae Asset Global Investment Brazil
• 2008.07 Granted Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor license first in Korea by China Securities Regulatory Commission[20][21]
• 2008.08 Established Mirae Asset Securities US
• 2008.08 Established Mirae Asset Investment Advisory Shanghai[22][23]
• 2010.08 Established Mirae Asset Securities Brazil
• 2012.07 Established Mirae Asset Huachen Fund Management[24][25]
• 2012.10 Established Horizons ETFs LatAM[26][27]
• 2016.01 Established Mirae Asset Global Investment Australia
• 2017.10 Established Mirae Asset Daewoo India

Park led to achieving notable global investment activities of noteworthy landmarks in primary cities.

• 2011.08 Acquired major shares of Acushnet Company, the owner of leading golf brands of Titleist and FootJoy[28][29][30] along with Mirae Asset Private Equity, Fila Korea, National Pension Service of South Korea and Korea Development Bank[31].
• 2013.09 Acquired Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney[32][33][34]
• 2014.12 Acquired major shares of FRB rented building (1801 K St.), Washington DC, US[35]
• 2015.05 Acquired major shares of The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii[36][37]
• 2015.12 Acquired major shares of Fairmont San Francisco[38]
• 2016.07 Acquired major shares of Amazon head office, Phase VIII[39][40]
• 2016.09 Acquired major shares of Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa[41]