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Korea Financial Investment Association
Legal namestring
Korea Financial Investment Association
Websiteurl
eng.kofia.or.kr
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2009
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
51–100
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
HQ citystring
Seoul
HQ countrystring
South Korea
HQ regionstring
Asia
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
financial investment industry, self-regulatory organization, securities industry association, capital market statistics, industry rules and regulations
Industry2 codes
1Investment Management Advisory (RIA)
CodeFSAEAAABPrimaryYes
2Fund Financial Reporting & Regulatory Filings (GAAP/IFRS, N-PORT/N-CEN, AIFMD/UCITS)
CodeFSAAAMAGPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities523
  • Portfolio Management and Investment Advice523940
SIC code2 codes
  • Investment Advice6282
  • Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management8700
Product category
Securities Industry Self-Regulation
No data
Marketing channels1 record

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Distribution channels1 record

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Cost components4 values
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) operates as the official self-regulatory organization (SRO) and industry think-tank for the Korean financial investment industry. It provides industry rules and regulations, market statistics and trends, member directory services, and publishes annual review reports covering the Korean OTC Bond Market, Fund Market, and broader capital market developments.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) operates as a financial industry think-tank and self-regulatory organization, offering primarily informational and regulatory services rather than a unified software product platform. Its main offerings include annual review publications, market statistics, rules and regulations resources, and member services. The Annual Review publications represent the primary named product/service offering, providing comprehensive market analysis and industry review data.

Product and service4 records
1KOFIA Annual Review
CategoryIndustry Publication
Description

Annual publication providing comprehensive market analysis and industry review of the Korean financial investment industry, covering trends, statistics, and key developments for securities firms, asset management companies, and other capital market participants.

2Korea OTC Bond Market Annual Review
CategoryIndustry Publication
Description

Annual review publication dedicated to the Korean OTC Bond Market, providing analysis and statistics on over-the-counter bond market activity for financial investment industry members and market participants.

3Korean Fund Market Annual Review
CategoryIndustry Publication
Description

Annual review publication covering the Korean Fund Market, providing comprehensive analysis of fund market trends, statistics, and developments for asset management firms and financial investment industry participants.

4FreeSIS Market Statistics Platform
CategoryMarket Data Service
Description

Real-time market statistics platform providing KOSPI, KOSPI200, KOSDAQ, KOSTAR indices and FX information (WON/$, T-Bond, C-Bond rates) for financial investment industry members and market participants.

Scale indicator2 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership9 partners
Strategic tierMinorTypeOthers
Description

International industry association affiliation for cross-border financial investment industry cooperation and knowledge sharing.

Strategic tierMinorTypeOthers
Description

International industry association affiliation for financial investment industry cooperation.

Strategic tierMinorTypeOthers
Description

International industry association affiliation for financial investment industry cooperation.

Strategic tierMinorTypeOthers
Description

International industry association affiliation for futures and financial investment industry cooperation.

Strategic tierMinorTypeOthers
Description

International industry association affiliation for securities industry and financial markets cooperation.

6ICMA (International Capital Market Association)
Strategic tierMinorTypeOthers
Description

International industry association affiliation for capital market cooperation.

eng.kofia.or.kr:12443
Strategic tierMinorTypeOthers
Description

International industry association affiliation for investment company industry cooperation.

Strategic tierMinorTypeOthers
Description

European industry association affiliation for fund and asset management cooperation.

9ASF
Strategic tierMinorTypeOthers
Description

International industry association affiliation for financial services cooperation.

eng.kofia.or.kr:12443
Recent move5 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight3 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)
TypeDirect peer
Description

SIFMA is the U.S. investment industry trade association covering securities firms, asset managers, and banks. It is explicitly listed as one of KOFIA's international affiliate partners and serves a structurally analogous SRO-like function for the U.S. capital markets.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

AFME represents European wholesale financial markets and provides a comparable broader-incumbent trade association model—industry advocacy, market data, and policy engagement—that parallels KOFIA's think-tank and membership-coordination functions.

TypeDirect peer
Description

ICI is the leading association representing regulated investment funds globally and is a KOFIA affiliate. ICI's fund market data, policy research, and trade association role map directly onto KOFIA's Korean Fund Market Annual Review and broader industry advocacy.

4Japan Investment Trusts Association
TypeRegional player
Description

JITA is the Japanese counterpart industry association for the investment trust and asset management industry, sharing a near-identical mandate and operating in a neighboring market with directly comparable asset-management focus to KOFIA's Korean Fund Market work.

TypeDirect peer
Description

ICMA is the international trade association for capital markets active in wholesale market standards and self-regulation; it is a KOFIA affiliate. Its OTC bond-market focus aligns directly with one of KOFIA's published Annual Reviews (Korea OTC Bond Market Annual Review).

TypeDirect peer
Description

EFAMA represents the European investment management and fund industry and is a named KOFIA affiliate. Like KOFIA, it acts as a collective industry voice publishing fund-market statistics and policy advocacy—directly comparable in mandate and function.

TypeDirect peer
Description

FIA is the leading global trade organization for the futures, options, and centrally cleared derivatives industry and is a KOFIA affiliate. It mirrors KOFIA's SRO-adjacent self-regulatory function for listed derivatives and futures market participants.

TypeRegional player
Description

Listed among KOFIA's international affiliates, ASF (Australian Securities Forum) is an industry forum serving financial services participants in another regional market and provides a comparable association-style model for securities industry cooperation.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

IIF is a global association of financial institutions. Although broader in scope, it is named as a KOFIA affiliate and provides a comparable international forum for financial-industry cooperation, policy advocacy, and statistical research.

TypeRegional player
Description

CSA is the national industry association for the Chinese securities industry, operating in a peer regional market. It performs an analogous trade-association and self-regulatory-supporting function for Chinese securities firms similar to KOFIA's role in Korea.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Weaknesses4 records

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Competitive moat4 records

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Key risks5 records

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Key highlights6 records

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Customer concentration

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Segment1 record

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
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Docs URL, Description

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Has app

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Number of profiles
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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

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Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Korea Financial Investment Association

Securities Industry Self-Regulationeng.kofia.or.kr

Korea Financial Investment Association firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Korea Financial Investment Association
Legal name
Korea Financial Investment Association
Website
https://eng.kofia.or.kr
Company type
Private
Founded year
2009
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
51–100 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Korea Financial Investment Association industry classification

Industry
Product category
Securities Industry Self-Regulation
NAICS
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)
SIC
Investment Advice (6282), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)
akta.pro primary industry
Investment Management Advisory (RIA) (FSAEAAAB)
akta.pro secondary industry
Fund Financial Reporting & Regulatory Filings (GAAP/IFRS, N-PORT/N-CEN, AIFMD/UCITS) (FSAAAMAG)

Keywords

  • Financial investment industry
  • Self-regulatory organization
  • Securities industry association
  • Capital market statistics
  • Industry rules and regulations

Where Korea Financial Investment Association is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Seoul
HQ country
South Korea
HQ region
Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

Korea Financial Investment Association business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Korea Financial Investment Association product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) operates as the official self-regulatory organization (SRO) and industry think-tank for the Korean financial investment industry. It provides industry rules and regulations, market statistics and trends, member directory services, and publishes annual review reports covering the Korean OTC Bond Market, Fund Market, and broader capital market developments.

Product overview

Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) operates as a financial industry think-tank and self-regulatory organization, offering primarily informational and regulatory services rather than a unified software product platform. Its main offerings include annual review publications, market statistics, rules and regulations resources, and member services. The Annual Review publications represent the primary named product/service offering, providing comprehensive market analysis and industry review data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • KOFIA Annual Review Annual publication providing comprehensive market analysis and industry review of the Korean financial investment industry, covering trends, statistics, and key developments for securities firms, asset management companies, and other capital market participants.
  • Korea OTC Bond Market Annual Review Annual review publication dedicated to the Korean OTC Bond Market, providing analysis and statistics on over-the-counter bond market activity for financial investment industry members and market participants.
  • Korean Fund Market Annual Review Annual review publication covering the Korean Fund Market, providing comprehensive analysis of fund market trends, statistics, and developments for asset management firms and financial investment industry participants.
  • FreeSIS Market Statistics Platform Real-time market statistics platform providing KOSPI, KOSPI200, KOSDAQ, KOSTAR indices and FX information (WON/$, T-Bond, C-Bond rates) for financial investment industry members and market participants.

Companies that use Korea Financial Investment Association

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Korea Financial Investment Association technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Korea Financial Investment Association partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

  • ICSA (International Corporate Services Association)minorOthersInternational industry association affiliation for cross-border financial investment industry cooperation and knowledge sharing.
  • IFIEminorOthersInternational industry association affiliation for financial investment industry cooperation.
  • IIFAminorOthersInternational industry association affiliation for financial investment industry cooperation.
  • FIA (Futures Industry Association)minorOthersInternational industry association affiliation for futures and financial investment industry cooperation.
  • SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association)minorOthersInternational industry association affiliation for securities industry and financial markets cooperation.
  • ICMA (International Capital Market Association)minorOthersInternational industry association affiliation for capital market cooperation.
  • ICI (Investment Company Institute)minorOthersInternational industry association affiliation for investment company industry cooperation.
  • EFAMA (European Fund and Asset Management Association)minorOthersEuropean industry association affiliation for fund and asset management cooperation.
  • ASFminorOthersInternational industry association affiliation for financial services cooperation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Korea Financial Investment Association competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA): SIFMA is the U.S. investment industry trade association covering securities firms, asset managers, and banks. It is explicitly listed as one of KOFIA's international affiliate partners and serves a structurally analogous SRO-like function for the U.S. capital markets.
  • Investment Company Institute (ICI): ICI is the leading association representing regulated investment funds globally and is a KOFIA affiliate. ICI's fund market data, policy research, and trade association role map directly onto KOFIA's Korean Fund Market Annual Review and broader industry advocacy.
  • International Capital Market Association (ICMA): ICMA is the international trade association for capital markets active in wholesale market standards and self-regulation; it is a KOFIA affiliate. Its OTC bond-market focus aligns directly with one of KOFIA's published Annual Reviews (Korea OTC Bond Market Annual Review).
  • European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA): EFAMA represents the European investment management and fund industry and is a named KOFIA affiliate. Like KOFIA, it acts as a collective industry voice publishing fund-market statistics and policy advocacy—directly comparable in mandate and function.
  • Futures Industry Association (FIA): FIA is the leading global trade organization for the futures, options, and centrally cleared derivatives industry and is a KOFIA affiliate. It mirrors KOFIA's SRO-adjacent self-regulatory function for listed derivatives and futures market participants.

Broad incumbents

  • AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe): AFME represents European wholesale financial markets and provides a comparable broader-incumbent trade association model—industry advocacy, market data, and policy engagement—that parallels KOFIA's think-tank and membership-coordination functions.
  • Institute of International Finance (IIFA / related body): IIF is a global association of financial institutions. Although broader in scope, it is named as a KOFIA affiliate and provides a comparable international forum for financial-industry cooperation, policy advocacy, and statistical research.

Regional players

  • Japan Investment Trusts Association: JITA is the Japanese counterpart industry association for the investment trust and asset management industry, sharing a near-identical mandate and operating in a neighboring market with directly comparable asset-management focus to KOFIA's Korean Fund Market work.
  • ASF (Asociación de Supervisores Financieros / Australian Securities Forum): Listed among KOFIA's international affiliates, ASF (Australian Securities Forum) is an industry forum serving financial services participants in another regional market and provides a comparable association-style model for securities industry cooperation.
  • China Securities Association (CSA): CSA is the national industry association for the Chinese securities industry, operating in a peer regional market. It performs an analogous trade-association and self-regulatory-supporting function for Chinese securities firms similar to KOFIA's role in Korea.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Korea Financial Investment Association financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Korea Financial Investment Association leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Korea Financial Investment Association funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Korea Financial Investment Association M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Korea Financial Investment Association

What does Korea Financial Investment Association do?

Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) operates as the official self-regulatory organization (SRO) and industry think-tank for the Korean financial investment industry. It provides industry rules and regulations, market statistics and trends, member directory services, and publishes annual review reports covering the Korean OTC Bond Market, Fund Market, and broader capital market developments.

Is Korea Financial Investment Association a public or private company?

Korea Financial Investment Association is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was Korea Financial Investment Association founded?

Korea Financial Investment Association was founded in 2009. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is Korea Financial Investment Association based?

Korea Financial Investment Association is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, in the Asia region.

Who are Korea Financial Investment Association's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), Investment Company Institute (ICI), International Capital Market Association (ICMA), European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) and Futures Industry Association (FIA). Broad incumbents are AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe) and Institute of International Finance (IIFA / related body). Regional players are Japan Investment Trusts Association, ASF (Asociación de Supervisores Financieros / Australian Securities Forum) and China Securities Association (CSA).

Does Korea Financial Investment Association have an API?

No public API is recorded for Korea Financial Investment Association.

What industry is Korea Financial Investment Association in?

Korea Financial Investment Association's product category is Securities Industry Self-Regulation. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSAEAAAB, Investment Management Advisory (RIA), with a secondary code of FSAAAMAG, Fund Financial Reporting & Regulatory Filings (GAAP/IFRS, N-PORT/N-CEN, AIFMD/UCITS). Its NAICS code is 523 and its SIC code is 6282.

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BloombergKorea Mulls Banning Unlicensed Foreign Banks’ Global Bond DealsSouth Korea is considering regulations to prohibit investment banks without domestic securities licenses from arranging overseas bond sales of local issuers. The Ministry of Finance and Economy asked the Korea Financial Investment Association for industry feedback, which sent out a survey last week.NateThe Korea Financial Investment Association discusses expanding practical exchanges in the over-the-counter bond market with the Thai Bond Market Association: Nate NewsThe Korea Financial Investment Association met with the Thai Bond Market Association on the 21st to discuss expanding cooperation in bond market development, self-regulation, and market information. The 14-person ThaiBMA delegation shared experiences, and both sides agreed to expand practical exchanges on self-regulation and market data.NateKim Sung-hwan, CEO of Hanwha Investment & Securities, appointed as the part-time vice chairman of the Korea Financial Investment Association: Nate NewsKim Sung-hwan, CEO of Hanwha Investment & Securities, was appointed part-time vice chairman of the Korea Financial Investment Association. The two-year term runs until September 4, 2028, and he will serve alongside Kim Young-sung, CEO of KB Asset Management.DigitaltodayFSS to overhaul financial investment ad rules; ETF, high-risk product YouTube ads to face reviewSouth Korea's Financial Supervisory Service and the Korea Financial Investment Association will overhaul financial investment advertising rules, including YouTube ads for ETFs and high-risk products. The plan introduces prior review procedures, a new advertising committee, and stricter sanctions, with revisions expected by mid-October and implementation in January 2027.Tech TimesKOFIA Commits $720M to Korea Venture Secondary Market; Valuation Gap Blocks Deal FlowKOFIA announced a ₩1 trillion commitment to venture secondary transactions over three years, with seven securities firms pledging ₩618.5 billion and a joint fund of ₩300 billion. The program aims to address liquidity from maturing funds, but a valuation overhang from the 2021–2022 boom blocks deal flow. Deal volume over the next year will show whether the commitment works.The Korea HeraldSouth Korea retail investor deposits fall below 100 trillion wonSouth Korean retail investor deposits fell to 98.92 trillion won on Wednesday, down 3.62 trillion won from the previous session, the first time below 100 trillion won in two weeks, according to the Korea Financial Investment Association. Margin debt rose to 33.1 trillion won, up 254 billion won and above 33 trillion won for the first time in about a month. The Kospi has struggled to hold above 7,000 points.NateKorea Financial Investment Association, 'Domestic Real Estate Development and Financial Practice' Course Opened: Nate NewsThe Korea Financial Investment Association is opening a new practical training course on domestic real estate development and finance, targeting professionals in financial companies, asset management firms, and trust companies. The curriculum focuses on practical knowledge of development projects, with expert-led sessions covering market policies and key industry issues.NateFSS to tighten rules on ELS products to protect investors : 네이트 뉴스South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced new investor protection measures for Equity-Linked Securities (ELS) products on August 6, 2026, following three months of discussions with the Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) and executives from the country's 10 largest securities firms. The reforms require securities firms to send risk alerts when underlying assets approach knock-in barriers within 10 percentage points, strengthen product design and approval processes, and improve post-sale monitoring with quarterly reviews for high-risk products. KOFIA plans to revise its self-regulatory rules in September, with securities firms expected to implement ELS risk alert systems by year-end.The Korea HeraldKorea unveils fresh curbs on leveraged ETFsSouth Korea's Korea Financial Investment Association announced new rebalancing rules for single-stock leveraged ETFs at an emergency meeting with eight asset managers and securities firms, spreading rebalancing trades across regular trading hours to reduce market impact near the closing bell. The government separately announced plans for stricter curbs including individual investment limits on leveraged products and a 30 million won cash requirement for new purchases, responding to the rapid expansion of products tracking Samsung Electronics and SK hynix since their May 27 launch. Retail investors accumulated nearly 15 trillion won in net purchases of these leveraged ETFs while suffering outsized losses, with Samsung tracking products losing an average 40.2 percent compared to the stock's 15.2 percent decline, as the Kospi fell 10.84 percent Tuesday and 5.98 percent Wednesday.NateAt the end of the month, the fluctuating stock prices are suppressed by 'diversified rebalancing' of single stock leverage: Nate NewsSamsung Electronics and SK Hynix have agreed to conduct rebalancing multiple times throughout the trading day instead of concentrating it near market close, following a request from financial authorities to reduce volatility caused by single-stock leverage products. The Korea Financial Investment Association coordinated an emergency meeting with eight major asset management companies who collectively agreed to disperse their rebalancing transactions. The measure aims to prevent the amplification of price movements that occurs when rebalancing orders concentrate just before market closing, which can exacerbate both upward and downward trends.