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List of Qualified Professional Investors for Cross Border Discretionary Investment Business
1. Definition of “Qualified Professional Investor”
The term “Qualified Professional Investor” under the FSCMA consists of four categories in accordance with Article 301, Paragraph 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the FSCMA (the “Enforcement Decree”):
(1) Government;
(2) The Bank of Korea;
(3) Financial institutions designated by Article 10, Paragraph 2, Items 1 through 17 of the Enforcement Decree;
(4) Other entities prescribed by Article 10, Paragraph 3, Items 1 through 14 of the Enforcement Decree.
2. Detailed List of Professional Investor under the Enforcement Decree
The details of “financial institutions” designated by Article 10, Paragraph 2 of the Enforcement Decree and “other entities” prescribed by Article 10, Paragraph 3 of the Enforcement Decree are provided below.
(1) Financial institutions designated by Article 10, Para. 2 of the Enforcement Decree:
1. Banks under Article 2 of the Banking Act;
2. The Korea Development Bank under the Korea Development Bank Act;
3. The Industrial Bank of Korea under the Industrial Bank of Korea Act;
4. The Export-Import Bank of Korea under the Export-Import Bank of Korea Act;
5. The National Agricultural Cooperatives Federation under the Agricultural Cooperatives Act;
6. The National Fisheries Cooperatives Federation under the Fisheries Cooperatives Act;
7. Insurance companies under the Insurance Business Act (“insurance companies”);
8. Financial investment companies, excluding concurrent financial investment companies set forth in Article 8, Paragraph 9 of the FSCMA (“concurrent financial investment companies”);
9. Securities finance companies;
10. Merchant banks;
11. Fund brokerage companies authorized pursuant to Article 355, Paragraph 1 of the FSCMA (“fund brokerage companies”);
12. Financial holding companies under the Financial Holding Companies Act;
13. Specialized credit finance companies under the Specialized Credit Specialty Finance Business Act;
14. Korea Federation of Savings Banks and mutual savings banks under the Mutual Savings Bank Act;
15. The National Forestry Cooperatives Federation under the Forestry Cooperatives Act;
16. Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives under the Community Credit Cooperatives Act;
17. The National Credit Union Federation of Korea under the Credit Cooperatives Act; or
(2) Other entities prescribed by Article 10, Para. 3 of the Enforcement Decree:
1. Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation and financial companies authorized to perform liquidation under the Depositor Protection Act;
2. Korea Asset Management Corporation under the Act on the Efficient Disposal of Non-Performing Assets, etc. of Financial Institutions and the Establishment of Korea Asset Management Corporation;
3. Korea Housing Finance Corporation under the Korea Housing Finance Corporation Act;
4. Korea Investment Corporation under the Korea Investment Corporation Act;
5. Korea Financial Investment Association;
6. The Korea Securities Depository established in accordance with Article 294 of the FSCMA (“KSD”);
6-2. An electronic registry defined in subparagraph 6 of Article 2 of the Act on Electronic Registration of Stocks, Bonds, Etc. (“Electronic Registry”);
7. The Korea Exchange;
8. The Financial Supervisory Service under the Act concerning Establishment, etc. of the Financial Services Commission (“FSS”);
9. Collective investment vehicles;
10. Credit guarantee fund under the Credit Guarantee Fund Act;
11. Korea Technology Finance Corporation under the Korea Technology Finance Corporation Act;
12. Fund established in accordance with laws (excluding Items 10 and 11) and corporations that manage and operate such fund;
13. Corporation that manage mutual-aid project in accordance with laws;
14. Local government agencies.
