Meritz Securities Co., Ltd. is a prominent South Korean financial institution specializing in a comprehensive range of securities services. The company provides extensive investment solutions, including advisory, discretionary portfolio management, and asset management, alongside derivative products and insights derived from securities value analysis. It actively engages in diverse financing activities, such as corporate and project finance, restructuring finance, credit loans, and bond placements. Meritz Securities also handles all aspects of securities and loan bond transactions, offering brokerage, arrangement, and agency services, and acts as a deputy financial institution for syndicated loans. Beyond its core investment and financing operations, the firm offers a broad spectrum of auxiliary and administrative services. These include trust management, acting as an asset manager or trustee for special purpose corporations, and various agency functions related to securities transactions, state/public organizations, office management, and fund administration. The company facilitates electronic fund transfers, manages investor deposits, and provides secure facilities for securities protection and safe rentals. Meritz Securities further extends its expertise through corporate management, restructuring, and finance consulting, in addition to offering securities training. Its varied operations even encompass real estate rental and sales agency, handling sales of lottery, admission tickets, and gift certificates, and publishing books. Founded in Seoul, South Korea, in 1973, the company was originally known as Hanjin Investment Securities Co., Ltd., before rebranding to Meritz Securities Co., Ltd. in March 2000.