South Korean asset management firms' combined net profit for 2025 surged 67 percent to 3.01 trillion won. Preliminary data from the Financial Supervisory Service attributes the rise mainly to increased commission income. Assets under management also grew significantly.
Preliminary data from the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) shows that 507 asset management firms in South Korea posted a combined net profit of 3.01 trillion won ($1.99 billion) for 2025, up 67 percent from 1.81 trillion won the previous year.
Operating income reached 3.02 trillion won, a rise of 1.35 trillion won or 81 percent. Commission income jumped 25 percent to 5.498 trillion won. Return-on-equity stood at 17.4 percent by end-December, up 5.8 percentage points from a year earlier.
Total assets under management grew to 1,937.3 trillion won as of end-December, from 1,656.4 trillion won a year ago. The FSS data attributes the profit surge primarily to higher commission income.
