KB Financial Group

KB Financial Group Inc. (Korean: 주식회사 케이비금융지주; RR: Jusik-hoesa Keibi Geumyung Jiju) is a financial holding company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The Group and its subsidiaries provide a broad range of banking and financial services. It is one of the domestic systemically important banks (D-SIBs) identified by the Financial Services Commission.^[2]

KB Financial Group Inc.

Native name	주식회사 케이비금융지주
Company type	Public Holding
Traded as	KRX: 105560 NYSE: KB (ADR)
ISIN	KR7105560007
Industry	Financial services
Founded	September 29, 2008 (2008-09-29) (holding company)
Headquarters	Seoul , South Korea
Key people	Yoon Jong-kyoo (Chairman & CEO)
Revenue	US$17.2 billion (2022)
Net income	US$3.547 billion (2022)
Total assets	US$508 billion (2022)
Subsidiaries	Kookmin Bank KB Life Insurance
Website	www.kbfg.com
Footnotes / references [1]

History

KB Financial Group was established through the restructuring of Kookmin Bank into a holding company in September 2008. Kookmin Bank launched a financial holding firm to boost non-banking operations such as brokerage, insurance, and consumer finance.^[3][4] After its establishment, KB acquired non-banking financial services companies, including LIG Insurance, Hyundai Securities, Prudential Life Korea, etc.

In 2015, KB acquired LIG Insurance, South Korea's fourth-largest non-life insurance company with assets totaling 24 trillion won, from LIG Group and changed its name to KB Insurance.^[5][6] KB also took over Hyundai Securities from Hyundai Group after beating Korea Investment and Hong Kong–based private equity firm Actis in 2016.^[7] KB has merged its existing stock brokerage firm KB Investment & Securities with Hyundai Securities and renamed it as KB Securities. In 2020, KB reinforced its life insurance business by acquiring a 100% stake in Prudential Financial Inc's South Korean unit for 2.3 trillion won.^[8][1]

In 2021, KB Financial Group bought a majority stake in the Indonesia-based Bank Bukopin and rebranded it into KB Bukopin.^[9]

Operations

There are 13 subsidiaries under KB Financial Group, including Kookmin Bank, KB Securities, KB Insurance, KB Kookmin Card, Prudential Life Insurance Korea, KB Asset Management, KB Capital, KB Life Insurance, KB Real Estate Trust, KB Savings Bank, KB Investment, KB Data Systems, and KB Credit Information.

See also

• Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars

References

1. "Audit Report of KB Financial Group Inc. for Fiscal Year 2020". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. March 9, 2021.
2. "FSC Identifies D-SIBs for 2021". Financial Services Commission. June 24, 2020.
3. "Kookmin shares to be suspended in Sept for holding co". Reuters. April 30, 2008.
4. "Kookmin Bank plans block sale of stake in parent - report". Reuters. April 6, 2011.
5. "KB Financial finalizes LIG Insurance acquisition price". Maeil Business Newspaper. March 25, 2015.
6. "KB Financial to wrap up LIG takeover next week". The Korea Herald. Jun 19, 2015.
7. Choi, Kyongae (March 31, 2016). "KB picked as preferred bidder for Hyundai Securities". Yonhap. Seoul.
8. "KB Financial Group acquires Prudential's South Korean unit for $1.89 billion". Reuters. April 10, 2020.
9. "KB Bukopin Siap Menjadi Bintang Finansial Indonesia". Bank Bukopin (in Indonesian). 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

External links

• Official website
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