About LIFE

Overview & history

Explore LIFE today and the path that brought us here.

LIFE AT A GLANCE

LIFE today.

2026.10.31 snapshot

Assets under management

5.2142 trillion KRWFunds, mandates and Co-GP

Our people

49 people21 investment & research staff
Company
LIFE Asset Management, Inc.
Shareholders’ equity
Approx. 1,962 × KRW 100 million · Paid-in capital: KRW 2.6 billion2026.06.30 as of
AUM composition
Funds & mandates: KRW 4.9404 trillion
Co-GP: KRW 273.8 billion
People
49 employees · 21 investment & research staff
Office
14F, Two IFC, 10 Gukjegeumyung-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
Leadership
Chairman Lee Chae-won
Co-CEOs Nam Doo-woo · Kang Dae-kwon

ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT

The scale of our work.

Selected reporting dates
Unit: KRW 100 million

  1. 1,132

    2021

  2. 3,298

    2022

  3. 8,463

    2023

  4. 15,575

    2024

  5. 29,140

    2025

  6. 37,994

    Q1 2026

  7. 56,484

    Q2 2026

  8. 55,549

    Q3 2026

  9. 52,142

    2026.10

Asset mix

Equities 85%

Alternatives 15%

Source: Korea Financial Investment Association, KB Fund Partners, LIFE Asset Management.

OUR HISTORY

The path to today.

  1. Founded as Dareum Asset

    The company began as Dareum Asset Co., Ltd.

  2. Registered for professional private collective investment business

    Renamed Dareum Asset Management.

  3. A new beginning as LIFE

    Renamed LIFE Asset Management.

  4. Registered for investment advisory and discretionary management

  5. AUM exceeded KRW 1 trillion

  6. Named Creative Hedge Fund Manager of the Year by The Bell

  7. Selected as an outstanding GP in domestic equities by the Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-aid Association

  8. Named Innovative Hedge Fund Manager of the Year by The Bell

  9. AUM exceeded KRW 3 trillion

  10. AUM exceeded KRW 5 trillion

  11. Licensed for public collective investment management