NPS asset portfolio
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NPS’ $600 mn RFP for local PE/VC funds receives tepid response
National Pension Service’s (NPS) recent invitation for investment proposals to domestic private equity and venture capital funds, which amounts to 650...
Oct 16, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset buys $48 mn mezzanine debt backed by FedEx-leased warehouses
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. invested 54 billion won ($48 million) last week in mezzanine debt secured on two warehouses leased to FedEx Co...
Sep 22, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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KEB Hana Bank arranges $300 mn aircraft portfolio finance for Avolon
KEB Hana Bank, a leading South Korean lender, has arranged $300 million lease financing for an aircraft portfolio of Avolon, in the first financing ar...
Sep 19, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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KTB Asset’s real estate senior debt fund raises $106 mn from three Korean firms
KTB Asset Management Co. Ltd. has raised 120 billion won ($106 million) from three South Korean financial services firms for a blind-pool fund to inve...
Sep 07, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean insurers invest $118 mn in US power generation portfolio debt
Five South Korean insurance companies have invested $118 million in senior debt of a portfolio of six US thermal power facilities, which are expected ...
Sep 05, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset mulls committing up to $26 mn to AIIB-backed India infra fund
Mirae Asset Financial Group is likely to commit 20 billion won to 30 billion won ($18 million to $26 million) to a $750 million infrastructure fund fo...
Aug 09, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Ex-NPS global alternatives heads move to Korean law firms as advisors
Two former global alternative investment heads of South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) moved to the country’s top law firms to advise on alter...
Aug 04, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS in emergency system under acting CIO, global alternatives head
The National Pension Service (NPS) has begun running an emergency inspection system for its investment management department with the appointment of...
Jul 25, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blackstone, Kuwait fund among bidders for NPS’ Sony Center in Berlin: report
Blackstone, Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) and three property investment firms are vying for Sony Center in Berlin which South Korea’s National Pen...
Jul 19, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS says CIO offers to step down before his term ends
National Pension Service’s (NPS) Chief Investment Officer Myoun-Wook Kang tendered his resignation on July 17 seven months before his two-year term en...
Jul 17, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS to buy stake in UK high-speed railway for $350 mn in InfraRed-led investment
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is expected to invest around 400 billion won ($353 million) in acquiring a 30% stake in Britain’s High Sp...
Jul 16, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS secures hefty return from first exit of global infrastructure co-investment
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has pocketed more than €100 million ($114 million) from the recent sale of a 5% stake in Spain’s leading ...
Jul 12, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean teachers’ fund co-invests $45 mn in senior loan for London office portfolio
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) has invested 51.9 billion won ($45 million) in senior loans secured on a London office portfolio in co-invest...
Jul 08, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS cancels global alternative head appointment on CV inaccuracy
The National Pension Service (NPS) has withdrawn the appointment of its new global alternative investment head due to an inaccurate statement on his r...
Jul 07, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset weighs $433 mn global real estate fund launch
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. is considering raising around 500 billion won ($433 million) in a global real estate fund, buoyed by hefty ret...
Jul 06, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hanwha Asset to raise $1 bn from insurance arms to launch global funds
South Korea’s Hanwha Asset Management Co. Ltd. will launch three global funds for infrastructure, real estate and private equity investments, with $1 ...
Jun 15, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS confirms co-investment in Prague office building via LaSalle fund
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) confirmed a co-investment in an office building in Prague, Czech Republic, through a real estate fund of ...
Jun 12, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS to raise global stock portion by end-2022
The National Pension Service (NPS) will further increase the proportion of overseas investment with a higher share of global equities, according to it...
May 26, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS names CIO’s ex-colleague as global alternative head
Jae-Sang Kim, who had worked with National Pension Service’s (NPS) Chief Investment Officer Myoun-Wook Kang in asset management firms for several ye...
May 24, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] NPS mulls private debt benchmark introduction
The National Pension Service (NPS) is considering introducing a benchmark for private debt in which it plans to increase investment, as the South Kore...
May 18, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] KIC eyes Asia, small firms for undervalued assets
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is looking to diversify its portfolio into emerging markets, in particular Asia, and will chase smaller-sized firms...
May 17, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS studies stewardship code adoption in 2017
The National Pension Service (NPS) is preparing to introduce a Stewardship Code which is aimed at encouraging institutional investors to actively part...
May 10, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea scientists’ fund in push for co-investments in overseas assets: report
Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-aid Association (SEMA) will commit about 20 billion won ($18 million) to a fund of Morgan Stanley Energy Partner...
Apr 27, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS to invest $100 mn in BBAM’s blind-pool aircraft fund
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will make its first investment in a blind-pool aircraft fund by committing $100 million to a $1 billion f...
Apr 24, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Heungkuk Asset raises $114 mn to invest in senior debt of Emirates Airline’s aircraft
Heungkuk Asset Management Co. Ltd. , a unit of South Korea’s textile, financial services and media group, closed a 130 billion won ($114 million) fund...
Apr 24, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ per employee AUM rises to $2.1 bn in 2016: report
Each investment management staff at South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) oversaw 2.4 trillion won ($2.1 billion) in assets in 2016 on average,...
Apr 21, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset poised to buy German building for €300 mn: report
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. was recently named as a preferred buyer of an office tower in Frankfurt’s banking district, Taunusanlage 8 (T8...
Apr 14, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Asset raises €44.2 million in FoF to invest in CVC private debt fund
The investment firm of South Korea’s Hana Financial Group has raised €44.2 million ($47 million) mostly from domestic life insurers through a private ...
Apr 14, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Hana Asset bets on retail demand for overseas real estate
The asset management unit of South Korea’s Hana Financial Group is preparing to launch two new public funds investing in overseas real estate, betting...
Apr 03, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea to ease capital reserve rules for insurers’ overseas infrastructure assets
South Korea’s top financial regulator will cut reserve requirements by half for insurance firms’ cross-border infrastructure assets from as early as J...
Mar 28, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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