SKI AI Summit in-Seoul
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT Panel Talks] KIC, Korea Post see no target return cuts
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) and Korea Post are not considering lowering targeted returns of their global real estate and infrastructure portfol...
Oct 31, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs eye PPP and greenfield infrastructure
South Korean retirement funds and insurance firms will look to public private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects in the UK and other developed ...
Oct 29, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Debt, Europe remain at top of Korean LPs’ property deals
Top South Korean institutional investors will remain focused on property-backed debt and Europe for real estate investment in 2018 because of valuatio...
Oct 27, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] KIC CIO shrugs off high valuation talk; seeks new approach
Korea Investment Corporation’s (KIC) Chief Investment Officer Shinwoo Kang said the sovereign wealth fund is seeking transformative ideas to make them...
Oct 26, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC CIO to speak in global real estate, infrastructure summit in Seoul
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) Chief Investment Officer Shinwoo Kang will give a keynote speech in a global real estate and infrastructure summit ...
Oct 12, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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PAG buys Seoul office building from POBA-led fund for $270 mn
Asia-based investment firm Pacific Alliance Group (PAG) has bought an office building in southern Seoul from a fund led by the Public Officials Bene...
Oct 10, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carlyle to consolidate Seoul office, putting ADT Korea back up for sale
The Carlyle Group will consolidate its South Korean operations divided into buyout and growth capital units by combining them, after the three-men gro...
Jul 18, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs into mezzanine; wary of secondary
National Pension Service (NPS), Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) and Korea Post are piling into mezzanine debt tranches in search of higher yields, ...
May 23, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT Panel Talks] KIC may pick small hedge fund managers
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is looking at small and medium-sized hedge fund managers to take a bigger chunk of a deal, and the sovereign wealth...
May 23, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean insurers seek co-investment, top-tier GPs
South Korean insurance companies are looking for co-investment in overseas alternatives with general partners, and leaning towards larger GPs in the i...
May 23, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs eye wider range of private debt
Private debt recently became one of the most favored asset classes for South Korean asset owners, alongside co-investments in overseas alternatives. ...
May 22, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] Korean LPs call for co-investment offers from GPs
When Korea Post issued a request for proposals on May 17 for global private debt investment of up to $300 million, the state agency added a new requir...
May 20, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] Korea Post pursues active hedge fund strategies
Korea Post is pursuing diverse alpha-generating strategies for hedge fund investment, with a plan to allocate at least 450 billion won ($401 million) ...
May 19, 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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Veteran Korean real estate investor sees growth in Seoul office building market
Low foreign ownership, swelling assets at South Korean institutional investors and small office space per worker all point to growth potential for...
Feb 28, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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US Prudential unit to buy Seoul office building for $157 mn amid vacancy concerns
PGIM Inc. a unit of U.S. Prudential Financial Inc., will acquire an office building in central Seoul for 184 billion won ($157 million) from a South K...
Dec 02, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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GIC, NPS invest $136 mn each in Korea’s retail complex near Seoul
The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) and the National Pension Service (NPS) have bought equity stakes in a fund launched to buy a ...
Nov 17, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean funds mull $260 mn mezzanine financing for Brookfield’s IFC Seoul purchase
Brookfield Asset Management is in talks with the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and a state-run mortgage lender to secure 300 billion won ($261 ...
Nov 03, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2016 SUMMIT] KIC seeks club deals via GPs; to quicken response to deal proposal
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), the $96 billion sovereign wealth fund of South Korea, will continue to secure deals through specialized partners a...
Oct 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2016 SUMMIT] NPS slows offshore property purchase; calls for customized proposal from GPs
The global alternative investment head of the National Pension Service (NPS), Sang-Hyun Yoo, cautioned about the heightened competition and price spik...
Oct 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS, KIC global alternative heads to discuss property, infrastructure outlook in Oct 20 summit
Keymen of major South Korean institutional investors, including the National Pension Service (NPS), Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) and Korea Post,...
Oct 07, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Brookfield tipped to buy IFC Seoul for about $3 bn: CIC, NPS may join financing
Asset management firm Brookfield has made a bid “far higher than market expected” to buy a landmark in central Seoul, IFC Seoul, from the ...
Jul 18, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Editor's Note] ASK 2016 Summit helps open korean investor's eyes to cat bonds
It was February, 2013 when Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer surprised Silicon Valley and business world by forbidding Yahoo staff from working remotely from ho...
Jun 07, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2016 SUMMIT] NPS, KIC see gradual increase in hedge fund investment
- NPS says its strict transparency requirement may deter talented GPs; to adopt flexible approach to solve the problem - KIC to make the best of he...
May 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2016 SUMMIT] S.Korea LPs say performance, communication as key elements for hedge fund GPs
- MMAA sees active portfolio rebalancing as key requirements for hedge funds; prefers advisory firm that can accord with MMAA strategy via communicati...
May 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
TEST Robots, AI replace human workers at Kia’s EV6 manufacturing factory
Electric vehiclesHyundaiMotor, Kia, TechKia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has unveiled the automated manufacturing process at...
1 MINUTES AGO
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Hynix introduces Gauss Labs-developed AI solution to semicon process (edited)
SK Hynix said on Tuesday that it has started to improve production efficiency and yield by introducing an artificial intelligence (AI) solution to...
1 MINUTES AGO
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Tech, Media & Telecom
AI and other Internet new techs reach every corner of our lives (edited)
Metaverse, artificial intelligence (AI) and other Internet new technologies are gradually taking root in the daily lives of our citizens. In the cas...
1 MINUTES AGO
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS develops code-generative AI solution
LG CNS, South Korea's leading information technology services provider, announced on Wednesday the development of AI Coding, an innovative code-gene...
1 MINUTES AGO
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