The New E-Class
Scope
Date
~
-
Korean funds to invest $295 mn in Asian warehouse developer e-Shang: report
South Korean institutional investors will buy about 350 billion won ($295 million) worth of senior loans secured by distribution centers of Warburg Pi...
Nov 21, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
-
NPS sees alternative divisions regrouped by asset class, creating deputy CIO roles
The National Pension Service (NPS) is seeking to reclassify its alternative investment divisions, currently divided into domestic and global assets, i...
Nov 15, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Carlyle seeks new strategic partner to bid for McDonald’s Korean unit
The Carlyle Group has been left as the sole bidder for the South Korean operations of McDonald’s, after a local dairy which had teamed up with the U.S...
Oct 27, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Korea insurer buys shares in Lending Club, sees P2P loans as new alternative
South Korea’s Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd. has bought a 4.1% stake in U.S. Lending Club Corp., the world’s largest peer-to-peer (P2P) lender, for ar...
Oct 19, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Competition for NPS investment division’s new hires at its lowest
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has drawn slightly over 200 applicants for about 30 positions opened at its fund management division, hit...
Aug 26, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Cerberus’ new Europe property fund may attract over $370 mn from Korean investors
National Pension Service (NPS), Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) and a South Korean insurer are considering putting a combined $370 million into a r...
Aug 12, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Korea Post names new insurance asset head from within; 3rd replacement in 1 year
Korea Post has appointed a long-serving senior government official as the new head of its insurance asset investments who will also take a quasi-chief...
Jul 05, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
-
[Editor's Note] Moves: KIC greets new CIO; NPS lets three senior managers go, ahead of office relocation
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund managing $96 billion foreign exchange reserves, has recently named Kang Shin-w...
Jun 16, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
-
[Interview] World Bank’s new investment head calls for review of investment period, risk limit
Incoming World Bank’s director of the investment management division, Heung-sik Choo, said that the international financial institution, which man...
Jun 16, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
-
KIC names former local asset management head as new CIO
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has named the former head of Hanwha Asset Management as its new chief investment officer to run the sovereign wealt...
Jun 09, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
-
[RFP] Korea Post Savings seeks new single offshore hedge fund managers
- Proposed fund size at minimum $300 mln; proposal submissions due by June 7, 2016 - Funds currently in Korea Post Savings’ hedge fund pool not el...
May 26, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
-
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
-
US to send Its biggest sub to Korean Peninsula in message to North and South
.s-table-container { overflow: hidden; background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, #4E6EB8, #041E54); background: linea...
1 MINUTES AGO
-
Corporate investment
US visa quotas hamstring Korean manufacturers’ US expansion
South Korean manufacturing companies have tripled investments in building plants in the US over the past three years, but labor shortages are slammi...
1 MINUTES AGO
-
E-commerce
Blight of failing e-commerce startups in South Korea
Linkshops, once touted as one of the next unicorn candidates in South Korea, bankrupted last month even after garnering 15.4 billion in funding from...
1 MINUTES AGO
-
Artificial intelligence
Samsung SDS showcases new supply chain management solution in the US
Samsung SDS introduced a supplier relationship management (SRM) solution at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium 2024 in Orlando, Florida, the com...
1 MINUTES AGO
-
My New Article
My New ArticleMy New ArticleMy New ArticleMy New ArticleMy New ArticleMy New ArticleMy New ArticleMy New ArticleMy New ArticleMy New Article...
1 MINUTES AGO
-
Energy
NO EDIT, NO PUBLISHING. Trump-driven energy boom spurs Korean firms to hike US gas investments
EnergyCorporate strategy, Carbon neutrality, Petrochemicals, Chemical industry, SK_Innovation, SK_Innovation_E&S, SK_Group, LNG, Australia, ...
1 MINUTES AGO
Latest News
- 1 Hana Asset launches ultra-low-fee Nasdaq 100 ETF
- 2 Even barcodes copied: Counterfeits invasion threatens K-brands
- 3 Xiaomi to open first offline store in S.Korea with premium products
- 4 Loss-making Lotte Chemical to sell water treatment unit to Synopex
- 5 Google to invest $100 mn in Gentle Monster in smart glasses push