On the 1st, the Korea Financial Investment Association announced that Chairman Seo Yoo-seok participated in the 'Relay Campaign to Improve Awareness of Population Issues,' jointly organized by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health & Welfare (KOHI), after being pointed out by Han Doo-hee, CEO of Hanwha Investment & Securities.
This campaign is a nationwide initiative aimed at raising awareness of the population decline and aging issues Korea is facing, while also seeking to create a foundation for solutions through public-private cooperation.
Chairman Seo noted, "The population issue is a national challenge and is directly linked to the sustainability of the financial investment industry," adding that he will continue to think about and implement the industry's role in providing a foundation for securing retirement assets due to aging and addressing the asset formation challenges for the youth.
Chairman Seo recommended Yun Byeong-woon, CEO of NH Investment & Securities, and Kim Young-sung, CEO of KB Asset Management, as the next participants of the campaign.
Meanwhile, the Korea Financial Investment Association has been operating a workplace childcare facility for the children of employees at member companies since the end of 2011, fostering a work-life balance atmosphere within the financial investment industry.
At the association level, welfare systems are being implemented for employees, including ▲ financial support for children's education from kindergarten to university ▲ childcare fee support for preschool children ▲ the introduction of flexible working hours for child-rearing ▲ and support for childbirth congratulatory money paid differentially according to the number of children.