Korea's major LPs to focus on core assets in US and Europe

Korea's major LPs to focus on core assets in US and Europe

The chief investment officers of 10 South Korean major limited partners (LPs), including pension funds, mutual aid associations and life insurance c...

NPS selects four Korean VCs to invest 150 bn won

NPS selects four Korean VCs to invest 150 bn won

The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea said on Nov. 9 it has selected the venture capital firms that will entrust the pension fund&rsqu...

[ASK 2021] European NPL market growth creates investment opportunities  

[ASK 2021] European NPL market growth creates investment opportunities  

Global asset managers will see great opportunities in the European non-performing loan market amid challenges facing the EU banking industry, such...

KKR invests $2 bn in SK E&S' new preferred shares

KKR invests $2 bn in SK E&S' new preferred shares

KKR & Co. has signed an agreement to buy 2.4 trillion won ($2 billion) worth of newly-issued preferred shares in SK E&S Co., the US private ...

Real estate investment head resigns from KIC

Real estate investment head resigns from KIC

The head of real estate investment at Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has resigned from the South Korean sovereign wealth fund. Cha Hoon, appoint...

Two Korean LPs invest €90 mn in BlackRock's infra fund

Two Korean LPs invest €90 mn in BlackRock's infra fund

Two Korean pension funds have together invested €90 million ($104 million) in BlackRock Real Assets’ co-investment fund Global Infrastruc...

HYBE, Korea cryptocurrency exchange operator to co-launch BTS NFTs

HYBE, Korea cryptocurrency exchange operator to co-launch BTS NFTs

HYBE Co., the label behind BTS, is expected to launch non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for assets of the world’s top boy band alongside the operator...

Teachers' Pension to sharply up direct global stock investment

Teachers' Pension to sharply up direct global stock investment

The Teachers' Pension in South Korea has started direct investment in overseas stock markets this year and will further increase direct management t...

[ASK 2021] Blending US Core & Non-Core Investments to Capitalize on the High Conviction Industrial Sector

[ASK 2021] Blending US Core & Non-Core Investments to Capitalize on the High Conviction Industrial Sector

Blending Core & Non-Core Investments to Capitalize on the High Conviction Industrial Sector What is the current outlook and wh...

[ASK 2021] The Investment Case for Asia Real Estate

[ASK 2021] The Investment Case for Asia Real Estate

Actis is a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure. Actis has raised US $24bn since inception and operates with sustain...

CJ Group Chief unveils $8.5 billion investment plans for growth

CJ Group Chief unveils $8.5 billion investment plans for growth

South Korea’s CJ Group, which operates the country’s largest food and beverage company CJ Cheiljedang Corp. as well as entertainment gia...

[ASK 2021] Japan - What Does the Current Investing Environment Look Like?

[ASK 2021] Japan - What Does the Current Investing Environment Look Like?

Japan: What Does the Current Investing Environment Look Like? Summary of Japan Real Estate  “Work-from-Home” Tre...

[ASK 2021] Embracing ESG: The Challenge for Multi-Asset Managers

[ASK 2021] Embracing ESG: The Challenge for Multi-Asset Managers

Embracing ESG: The Challenge for Multi-Asset Managers Discuss the complexities firms encounter when addressing ESG globally a...

[ASK 2021] Real Estate Debt Investing in 2022

[ASK 2021] Real Estate Debt Investing in 2022

Real Estate Debt Investing in 2022 Lessons Learnt, Opportunities and Key Risk Considerations M&G Investments is a globa...

[ASK 2021] Attractive Opportunity to Invest in Sustainable Nordic Infrastructure

[ASK 2021] Attractive Opportunity to Invest in Sustainable Nordic Infrastructure

CapMan is a leading Nordic private asset expert with an active approach to value creation. As one of the Nordic private equity pionee...

POBA seeks new CIO as Jang Dong-hun's term ends in Jan 2022

POBA seeks new CIO as Jang Dong-hun's term ends in Jan 2022

South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is looking for a new chief investment officer (CIO) as the term of current CIO Jang ...

Sartorius to invest $300 mn in bio material, equipment plant in Korea

Sartorius to invest $300 mn in bio material, equipment plant in Korea

Sartorius AG, German laboratory equipment and raw material maker, is slated to invest $300 million in the next three years to build a plant in South...

Goldman promotes TMT banker to MD in Seoul

Goldman promotes TMT banker to MD in Seoul

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on Nov. 2 announced the promotions of two Korean executive directors in its Seoul office to managing directors (MDs), the b...

[ASK 2021] Cross-border Investments in Data Center, Life Science and Other Niche Sectors

[ASK 2021] Cross-border Investments in Data Center, Life Science and Other Niche Sectors

Sera Global is a pure-play real assets advisory firm that provides innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of clients, with a focus on l...

[ASK 2021] The Case for Investing in the Asset Management Industry through GP Stakes

[ASK 2021] The Case for Investing in the Asset Management Industry through GP Stakes

Founded in 2020 Alderwood is an investor in asset management GP stakes. The team behind Alderwood has invested together for 20 years, making it ...

Infra and RE investment heads resign from NPS

Infra and RE investment heads resign from NPS

The infrastructure investment head and real estate investment head at South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), are leaving the world&rs...

SKC to invest $33 mn in British battery materials startup Nexeon

SKC to invest $33 mn in British battery materials startup Nexeon

South Korea’s SKC Co. is set to invest $33 million in Nexeon Ltd., a British battery materials maker, for the silicon anode materials business...

Shinhan Financial acquires BNP Paribas Cardif General Insurance

Shinhan Financial acquires BNP Paribas Cardif General Insurance

Shinhan Financial Group has acquired BNP Paribas Cardif General Insurance, the non-life insurance unit of French banking group BNP Paribas in a move...

NPS posts near 10% IRR as of end-Aug, riding exit market boom

NPS posts near 10% IRR as of end-Aug, riding exit market boom

The National Pension Service (NPS) has achieved an average 9.65% return on investments as of the end of August, driven by overseas equity divestment...

Korea mulls allowing banks to adopt Toss' super-app strategy

Korea mulls allowing banks to adopt Toss' super-app strategy

South Korea's top financial regulator is considering allowing banks to provide basically all financial services in single apps, emulating fintech pl...

Hyundai, Kia invest in US solid-state battery startup Factorial

Hyundai, Kia invest in US solid-state battery startup Factorial

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. invested in US solid-state battery startup Factorial Energy in a move to secure various technologies for the next-ge...

Korea Post advises more GPs set up Korean offices for better partnerships

Korea Post advises more GPs set up Korean offices for better partnerships

Korea Post looks to expand asset classes that can hedge inflation and earn benefits from rising interest rates despite concerns of stagflation and c...

Naver, Mirae Asset ramp up investment in India’s promising startups

Naver, Mirae Asset ramp up investment in India’s promising startups

South Korea’s top online platform operator Naver Corp. and brokerage giant Mirae Asset Securities Co. are aggressively investing in promi...

KIC to expand long-term investment in Asia

KIC to expand long-term investment in Asia

Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) focused on strengthening venture capital (VC) strategies and expanding co-investments with general partners (GPs) this ...

NPS to up strategic partnerships with global institutions

NPS to up strategic partnerships with global institutions

The National Pension Service (NPS) will increase strategic investments with leading global institutional investors to boost overseas alternative inv...

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