KakaoPay Securities said on Wednesday its deposit assets had surpassed 15 trillion won. The total, which includes the valuation of domestic and overseas stocks as well as cash balances in won and foreign currencies, funds, pensions and ISAs, rose 224 percent from a year earlier and 31.2 percent since the start of the year. It said net inflows in the first quarter totaled 3.668 trillion won and net stock purchases reached 3.6202 trillion won.

Korea Investment Trust Management said on Thursday it published an \'ISA Pension Guidebook\' outlining asset management strategies linking individual savings accounts (ISA) with pension accounts. The guidebook explains stages from building a lump sum through an ISA to transferring funds at maturity and creating retirement income. It highlights long-term tax-saving strategies and asset allocation using exchange-traded funds. It also introduces transferring ISA proceeds to pension accounts within 60 days to receive additional tax credits.