SPARX Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd.

  • 1999Year

    June

    Established Cosmo Investment Consulting

    September

    Registered discretionary investment management and consulting service at Financial Services Commission

  • 2001Year

    July

    Selected as an exclusive investment manager of public pension fund

    November

    Launched international business

  • 2003Year

    June

    Established in-house analysts system

    December

    Long Short strategy Hedge Fund Advisory Service

  • 2004Year

    April

    Value Strategy Hedge Fund Advisory Service

  • 2005Year

    March

    Strategic partnership with SPARX Group in Japan

    September

    Reached KRW 1 trillion in AUM

  • 2006Year

    December

    Selected for excellent service(2006) by Korea Post

  • 2007Year

    March

    Reached KRW 3 trillion in AUM

  • 2009Year

    February

    Lotte acquired shares of the Company

    March

    Implemented GIPS certification (2009 March ~ 2018 March)

  • 2010Year

    December

    Selected for excellent service(2010) by Korea Post

  • 2011Year

    Feburary

    Cosmo Polaris Public Fund Released
    Awarded by Korea Fund Awards 2011 in private placement equity fund category (hosted by Edaily & Zeroin)

    November

    Licensed by FSS for asset management business

  • 2013Year

    November

    Licensed for Korean Hedge Fund

  • 2015Year

    Feburary

    Changed corporate name to SPARX Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd.
    from Cosmo Asset Management

  • 2018Year

    December

    Incorporated to SPARX Group as a 100% subsidiary