{
  "id": 622025,
  "title": "Mirae Asset Securities Posts Record $1.4 Billion Quarterly Profit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/mirae-asset-securities-posts-record-1-4-billion-quarterly-profit",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-12T02:28:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Korea IT Times",
    "slug": "korea-it-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreaittimes.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=156012"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mirae Asset Securities reported a record quarterly net profit of $1.4 billion in the second quarter, marking its second consecutive quarter with net earnings above $1 billion. The company's strong performance across brokerage, wealth management, trading, and overseas operations contributed to the increased profitability, with consolidated pretax profit reaching 2.5287 trillion won and net profit hitting 1.9052 trillion won. Analysts highlight the diversification of Mirae Asset Securities' earnings structure, but caution that the sustainability of its record profits depends on whether the gains can be generated from recurring businesses rather than market-driven trading results or investment valuation gains.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "World's largest sovereign wealth fund posts record $184 billion profit as it reveals SpaceX stake for the first time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/worlds-largest-sovereign-wealth-fund-posts-record-184-billion-profit",
        "published": "2026-08-12T07:01:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}