Woori Financial Group Chairman Lim Jong-ryong is traveling to Japan and Taiwan to meet with overseas investors and explain the group’s plans to strengthen its capital ratio, grow its non‑banking business, and enhance shareholder returns.
The group announced on Tuesday that Lim will stay in the two markets through Sunday, holding a series of investor‑relations events aimed at global shareholders.
During his visit, Lim intends to hold one‑on‑one meetings with leading investment firms in Japan and Taiwan, detailing Woori Financial’s management strategy and steps to boost corporate value. He will highlight that the group’s common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio has risen to 13.60 % as of end‑March, reflecting steady improvement despite external uncertainty and market volatility, and will discuss how this supports expanded productive financing and backing for future growth sectors.
Expanding the non‑banking portfolio remains a priority. After launching Woori Investment & Securities, the group is pursuing the acquisition of Tongyang Life Insurance and ABL Life Insurance to complement its banking earnings and build a more diversified financial‑services platform. Woori Financial will outline a roadmap for broadening its revenue base through non‑banking activities, aiming to create a stable profit stream over the medium to long term.
Lim also plans to reaffirm the group’s commitment to shareholder returns. Woori Financial was the first domestic bank holding company to introduce tax‑free dividends and has continually pursued capital policies that lift shareholder value. He will say the group intends to maintain a consistent shareholder‑return policy, taking future market conditions into account. A Woori Financial official noted, “Japan shows strong interest in corporate‑value enhancement and shareholder returns, while Taiwan offers ample liquidity fueled by the AI and semiconductor boom.” The official added, “We will continue to pursue proactive investor relations both domestically and abroad to strengthen communication and market trust.”
