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Real estate
Korean investors in renewed push for global property deals
South Korea's IGIS Asset Management Co. and Hana Financial Investment Co. have acquired a 49% stake in the headquarters of the US mortgage lender Fa...
May 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
LG Electronics, Mirae Asset to launch $90 mn fund to invest in startups
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. and Mirae Asset Group have agreed to launch a 100 billion won ($90 million) joint venture-capital fund to he...
Apr 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Mirae Asset to launch $900 mn US logistics fund
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. is set to launch a 1 trillion won ($900 million) blind pool fund to invest in US logistics facilities, into which...
Apr 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Big data firm FiscalNote eyes SPAC listing in US; valuation could top $1 bn
FiscalNote, a Washington D.C.-based tech firm that uses artificial intelligence and big data to track, predict and analyze regulation and legislatio...
Apr 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea Credit Data raises over $35 mn from Pavilion, GS, KB Bank
South Korea-based fintech firm Korea Credit Data (KCD) has raised around 40 billion won ($36 million) from Singapore-based private equity firm Pavil...
Apr 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
KOTRA to lead trade digitalization with AI, big data
South Korea’s state-funded Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) is undergoing a full-scale digital transformation to expedite inter...
Mar 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK posts record 2020 net income on higher foreign asset gains
The Bank of Korea paid the second-highest amount of tax revenue in the country last year, trailing only Samsung Electronics Co., after the South Kor...
Mar 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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MICE business
COEX to run Vietnam’s No.2 convention center as MICE industry takes off
The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) and its exhibition operating unit, the Convention & Exhibition Center (COEX), will run Vietnam&...
Mar 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Offshore fund registration delays put asset managers in bind
South Korea's top financial regulator has been taking longer than the usual three months to review applications of offshore funds, dealing a heavy b...
Mar 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS begins process to venture into multi-asset investments
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has begun a process to initiate multi-asset investment as part of an effort to create higher retu...
Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IT & Tech
Samsung creates big data center under direct CEO control
Samsung Electronics Co. has launched a Big Data Center in a move to improve the use of big data in the development, marketing and sales of smartphon...
Feb 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
JR AMC tipped to buy Amazon logistics center in Ohio
South Korea’s JR AMC Co. has been named the preferred buyer of Amazon’s last-mile logistics center in central Ohio, for which the Seoul-...
Feb 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
US data centers-backed REIT seeks $90 mn Korean IPO in 2021
A South Korean real estate investment trust (REIT), backed by data centers in North America, is preparing an initial public offering worth 100 billi...
Jan 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS’ nagging concerns: talent shortage, slow alternative asset growth
With an aim to bolster its alternative portfolio, the National Pension Service has taken bold new steps over the past few years, including launching...
Jan 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korean LPs pick their 44 favorite alternative managers
Canada-based Brookfield was chosen as the best global asset manager for both real estate and infrastructure investments by South Korea’s pension...
Jan 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis, Ulsan Port Authority to build logistics center in Ho Chi Minh City
South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. and a local port authority will build a logistic center in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City to use it as a di...
Jan 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG takes over controlling stake in US TV data analysis firm Alphonso
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has acquired a controlling stake in US-based TV data analysis startup Alphonso Inc. to strengthen its softwa...
Jan 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
IGIS Asset, Hana buy $390 mn US Amazon logistics portfolio
South Korea’s IGIS Asset Management Co. and Hana Financial Investment Co. have jointly acquired three pre-completed logistics centers in the U...
Dec 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korean investors buy Dutch logistics center using drones and smartphones
South Korea’s Kiwoom Securities Co. has acquired a new logistics center in the Netherlands for 180 billion won ($165 million) this year, relyi...
Dec 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
NPS acquires $2 bn US logistics portfolio with Stockbridge
The National Pension Service has teamed up with the US-based Stockbridge Capital Group to acquire a $2 billion portfolio of logistics facilities in ...
Dec 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG management
SK to create $27 bn in addt'l net asset value via hydrogen business
SK Holdings Co., the holding company of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, aims to be at the forefront of the country's hydrogen ecosystem as part ...
Dec 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Mirae Asset wins lawsuit against China’s Anbang over $5.8 bn US hotel deal
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. will be able to recover a $580 million deposit it paid to Anbang Insurance Group for a $5.8 billion deal to buy 1...
Dec 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Celltrion finalizes $278mn acquisition of Takeda's primary care assets
South Korea's biopharmaceutical firm Celltrion Inc. has completed the $278 million acquisition of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd's primary care a...
Dec 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign bonds
KRW bonds favored amid rekindled interest in riskier assets
SINGAPORE -- Global investors are returning to emerging market debt, including Korean won bonds, as they hunt for higher yields amid stronger local ...
Nov 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Naver, Mirae Asset bolster presence in Southeast Asia via $898 mn fund
South Korea’s platform giant Naver Corp., alongside Mirae Asset Daewoo Co., has been increasing investments into promising startups in Southeast...
Nov 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aberdeen Standard Investments
[ASK2020] Allocate to ideas, not asset classes
Aberdeen Standard Investments is dedicated to helping investors around the world reach their investment goals and broaden their financial horizo...
Oct 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean investors' survey
Korean investors pick private debt as preferred asset class
South Korea’s institutional investors, including pension funds, mutual aid associations and insurers, plan to increase the private debt portion ...
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK Summit 2020
KED to host alternative investment summit for Korean, global asset managers
The Korea Economic Daily (KED) is hosting its global alternative investment conference ASK 2020 in Seoul on Oct. 28 for Korean institutional investo...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK Summit 2020
KED to host alternative investment summit for Korean, global asset managers
The Korea Economic Daily (KED) is hosting its global alternative investment conference ASK 2020 in Seoul on Oct. 28 for Korean institutional investors...
Oct 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Multi asset funds
Yellow Umbrella Mutual to invest $500 mn in global multi-asset funds
The Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund, a $12 billion savings arm for South Korea’s small business owners, has entrusted two Korean asset managers ...
Oct 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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