Investors may see tough credit cycle in direct lending: TCW Private Credit

Investors may see tough credit cycle in direct lending: TCW Private Credit

As economic uncertainties grow amid rate hikes and inflation, South Korean institutional investors are eyeing direct lending for safer investment an...

Translink: Startup fundraising barely affected by economic downturn

 Translink: Startup fundraising barely affected by economic downturn

Venture capital, or the business of investing in innovative private companies with growth potential, is a local endeavor most of the time.While this...

[ASK 2022]  Tailored strategies outperform in European credit market: Arrow Global

[ASK 2022]  Tailored strategies outperform in European credit market: Arrow Global

 As a leading European private credit asset manager, Arrow Global operates its own servicing platforms that most accurately fit E...

LianBio teams with Korean MediRama to ease US biotechs' foray into Asia

LianBio teams with Korean MediRama to ease US biotechs' foray into Asia

  LianBio, a Nasdaq-listed biotechnology company, has joined hands with MediRama Co., a South Korean clinical development firm, to help promis...

Korean LPs join Antares Capital’s $3.5 bn credit fund

Korean LPs join Antares Capital’s $3.5 bn credit fund

A few key institutional investors in South Korea are set to commit up to $300 million to a $3.5 billion private credit fund by US private debt man...

S&P lowers KEPCO’s stand-alone credit rating to non-investment grade

S&P lowers KEPCO’s stand-alone credit rating to non-investment grade

Standard & Poor's (S&P), an international credit rating agency, has lowered Korea Electric Power Corp.'s stand-alone credit profile to non-i...

KKR closes Asia's largest credit fund at $1.1 bn

KKR closes Asia's largest credit fund at $1.1 bn

KKR & Co. on Wednesday announced the final close of its first Asia credit fund at $1.1 billion, the largest such fund focused on Asia.The privat...

Yoon, Biden highlight 'economic security alliance' following Samsung tour

Yoon, Biden highlight 'economic security alliance' following Samsung tour

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and visiting US President Joe Biden emphasized the two countries' iron-clad commitment to economic security all...

South Korea’s new president offers Pyongyang economic aid for denuclearization

South Korea’s new president offers Pyongyang economic aid for denuclearization

SEOUL—South Korea’s new president said he would keep the door open for dialogue with North Korea and provide support for its fragile econo...

Affirma taps NPS executive as private credit head

Affirma taps NPS executive as private credit head

Singapore-based private equity firm Affirma Capital has founded an affiliate for private credit management and tapped Kim Seong-mok, a former execut...

Samsung Electronics shares rebound as foreigners turn net buyers

Samsung Electronics shares rebound as foreigners turn net buyers

Shares of Samsung Electronics Co., the largest stock on South Korea’s main bourse, rose strongly on Friday, snapping a five-day losing streak,...

Following Japan’s economic decline

Following Japan’s economic decline

When it comes to the economy, would it be faster for South Korea to surpass Japan or be surpassed by Taiwan?Recently, all eyes are on the three East...

South Korean conglomerates race to establish CVCs 

South Korean conglomerates race to establish CVCs 

One after another, South Korea’s household name conglomerates are establishing corporate venture capital (CVC) firms under their holding compa...

Shinhan Card makes strategic investment in car sales platform

Shinhan Card makes strategic investment in car sales platform

South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group is intensifying its online car sales business through partnerships with online platforms. The group&rs...

High conviction in private credit for a global portfolio  

  High conviction in private credit for a global portfolio  

It seems as though the list of risks to investors is rising. Supply chain imbalances, higher raw material costs, rising interest rates, labor shortage...

One in five S.Koreans use AI-powered tax filing platform 3.3

One in five S.Koreans use AI-powered tax filing platform 3.3

Jobis & Villains, the operator of artificial intelligence-powered accounting platform 3.3, is resolute about its mission to help gig economy wor...

Korean online banks’ disruptive business model: Woo low-credit borrowers

Korean online banks’ disruptive business model: Woo low-credit borrowers

South Korea’s three major digital banks are stepping up their credit loans to borrowers with low credit ratings, a disruptive business model s...

President-elect pledges to build S.Korea as 'pivotal' global power

President-elect pledges to build S.Korea as 'pivotal' global power

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol pledges to build South Korea into what he dubs a global 'pivotal' power that contributes to freedom, peace, and prospe...

Korea GNI per capita at record on strong economic growth

Korea GNI per capita at record on strong economic growth

South Korea’s gross national income (GNI) per capita hit a record high last year on strong economic growth, as well as the firm won currency a...

Korea swings to trade surplus in Feb; Russia risks loom

Korea swings to trade surplus in Feb; Russia risks loom

South Korea logged a trade surplus in February on strong exports after deficits in the previous two months, the recovery remained fragile, given Rus...

Construction Workers taps former Credit Union head as new CIO

Construction Workers taps former Credit Union head as new CIO

Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMA) has named Lee Seong-yeong as its new chief investment officer and is in the final stage of the no...

The Korea Economic Daily's index set for ETF market debut

The Korea Economic Daily's index set for ETF market debut

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been solidifying their position in the investment market of Korea for the past years. Individual investors in Sout...

S. Korea's economic growth jumps to 11-year high

S. Korea's economic growth jumps to 11-year high

South Korea recorded 4% economic growth in 2021 – its highest jump in 11 years – according to the country’s central bank. The Ban...

S. Korean economy grows 4% in 2021

S. Korean economy grows 4% in 2021

. South Korea's economy is estimated to have grown 4 percent last year, the highest growth rate in 11 years, as consumption and exports bounced back...

Squid Game’s mega-hit spurs Netflix to release record K-content

Squid Game’s mega-hit spurs Netflix to release record K-content

Netflix Inc. plans to release 10 additional Korean-language originals this year as the smash success of Squid Game has impelled the world’s to...

Credit Suisse promotes two MDs in Seoul

Credit Suisse promotes two MDs in Seoul

Credit Suisse Group AG has appointed two South Koreans as new managing directors (MD) for its Seoul office. Shim Jong-min and Kim Sei-won were promo...

Korea 2021 GNI per capita to top $35,000 to record high

Korea 2021 GNI per capita to top $35,000 to record high

South Korea’s gross national income (GNI) per capita is expected to surpass $35,000 to a record high this year on strong economic growth, surg...

Urea crisis lays bare South Korea’s heavy dependence on China

Urea crisis lays bare South Korea’s heavy dependence on China

The diesel exhaust fluid crisis hitting South Korea across various industries lays bare the supply chain vulnerability of the country, which has hea...

[ASK 2021] Opportunistic Strategies in Private Credit & Snapshot Examples

[ASK 2021] Opportunistic Strategies in Private Credit & Snapshot Examples

Crestline Investors, Inc., founded in 1997 and based in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, is an institutional alternative investment management...

[ASK2021] European Banking Sector Dislocation: The Non-Performing Credit Opportunity

[ASK2021] European Banking Sector Dislocation: The Non-Performing  Credit Opportunity

Arrow Global is a leading European investor and alternative asset manager focused on the European distressed space, backed by sophist...

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