Investment Opportunities in Korea’s Fixed Income Market

Bo Hyun Chang

Director, Government Bond Policy Division

Ministry of Economy and Finance

Mr Chang is the director at Government Bond Policy Division in Ministry of Economy and Finance. Mr Chang holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester and also studied Master & Bachelor at the Seoul National University. In his career, he has been working across different divisions in Ministry of Economy and Finance, including Future Strategy division, Supply Chain Risk Management division and Economy Policy division. Previously, he also worked at Office of the President as Assistant Secretary for Job Creation and at the Asia Pacific Department in the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Kevin Kyoungtae Noh

Head of Fixed Income Strategy

KB Securities

Kevin is the Head of Fixed Income Strategy Team; managing cross-currency / cross-border fixed income dealing and sales business. He joined KB Securities 2018 to set up the business after his 15 years career of trading KTB as a Primary Dealer, investing multi-currency bonds, and institutional sales in Hong Kong at Hyundai Securities, GFI Securities, TFS Derivatives, and Kyobo Securities.

James Hullah

Vice President, Fixed Income Trading

AllianceBernstein HK

James Hullah is a Vice President and Trader, responsible for Asia-Pacific fixed income and FX trading that encompasses emerging- and developed-market government bonds, hard-currency investment-grade and high-yield credit, FX and associated derivatives. Previously, he served on AB's multi-asset portfolio-management team in New York and on the global equity team in London.

Yaejin Sohn

Global Fixed Income Sales

KB Securities

Yaejin is Global Fixed Income Sales of KB Securities. She began her sales career in 2017 with a focus on Korean papers, and now she specialises in Global Multi-Currency IG Bonds and KRW Bonds. She holds a Bachelor's degree of Mathematics and Economics from the University of Michigan.

Sang Hoon Kim

Head of Asset Allocation

KB Securities Research

Sang Hoon is the Head of Asset Allocation Department at KB Securities Research Center. He has more than 20 years of experience in Korea Fixed Income Market as an analyst. He was also awarded prize by BOK Chairman and MOFE deputy Prime Minister, and has been appointed as best analyst by Hankyung and Maekyung magazines for 13 consecutive years

Junoo Park

Global Fixed Income Analyst

KB Securities Research

Junoo is a global fixed income analyst at KB Securities. Prior to joining KB Securities in 2019, he worked in Hanwha General Insurance with a focus on asset allocation and investment strategies.

Ilhwan Kim

Strategist

Bloomberg LP

Ilhwan is Strategist responsible for developing, promoting and strategizing the Bloomberg Enterprise Products in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Bloomberg in 2018, Ilhwan have worked as a Structured Products Trader and a Swap Trader at SHIC, HMC, NH Securities Company and Woori Bank in Seoul, Korea. He began his financial career as an interest rates quant at Hana Bank in Seoul, Korea. Ilhwan graduated from Seoul National University with BSc/MSc in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering and he majored in Financial Engineering on Finance MBA in KAIST Business School, Seoul, Korea.

Robert Gee

Head of Sellside Technology Sales for APAC

Bloomberg L.P.

As head of Sellside technology sales for Bloomberg APAC, Robert collaborates across Bloomberg and meets with our customers to develop financial technology solutions for their business. The core areas of focus at the moment are digitisation of customer journeys, electronic trading and risk management technology. In his 15 years at Bloomberg he has worked in New York, London and now Singapore for the last 2.5 years. In his spare time he is an avid collector of records, enjoys cycling and spending time with his family.