emerging asset class

NEW YORK – Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is considering expanding alternative investments in Asian emerging markets...

South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) is set to inject 100 billion won ($74.7 million) to make its first investments in gl...

In a country like South Korea with few natural resources to run its economy, innovations or brilliant business ideas are crucial to its survival.It ...

South Korea’s EcoPro Co., a leading battery materials maker, has begun construction of a 380 billion won ($286 million) cathode plant in Hunga...

HD Hyundai Infracore Co. a construction equipment affiliate of South Korea’s HD Hyundai Group, on Sunday said it launched its new bulldozer br...

Samsung Life Insurance, managing 223.1 trillion won ($167.5 billion) in assets, has acquired a 20% stake in Paris-based infrastructure investment fi...

As demand for botulinum toxin for aesthetic purposes is globally increasing, safe use of the drug has emerged as one of the most important issues in...

The South Korean government will spend an additional 10.5 trillion won ($7.9 billion) to shore up the country’s startups and venture capitalis...

South Korean institutional investors are eyeing private debt and infrastructure for stable income and to hedge against inflation, a survey by The Kore...

The US stock market has long been the prime investment destination for South Korean investors, lured by the dynamics of the global top economy.With ...

With a hamstrung US Federal Reserve, the global outlook for 2023 is one of cautious optimism for fixed income. As the Fed is unable to readily rescu...

LG Corp., the holding firm of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group, saw its share price soar in the local market on Wednesday as...

LS Corp., a holding company of South Korea's LS Group, has seen its enterprise value swell by nearly 1 trillion won ($760 million) over the past yea...

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (formerly Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. ) held on Monday a launch ceremony for the new 3,600-ton-class frigate "Chung...

The super-rich in South Korea are eyeing stocks for investments despite a slowdown in Asia’s fourth-largest economy this year, expecting the l...

Macquarie Asset Management, part of Australian investment bank Macquarie Group, is set to buy Loca Mobility Corp., Lotte Card Co.’s subsidiary...

South Korea's KG Mobility (formerly Ssangyong Motor Co.) says it will actively target not only Europe and the US but also niche markets in emerging ...

Kyobo Life Insurance Co. has completed the process to put a South Korea-based alternative asset investment company under its wing, a move that is ex...

Hyundai Motor Co. will likely emerge as South Korea’s top profit maker in the first quarter, driven by robust sales of pricey cars, pushing pa...

VIP Asset Management Co., a leading South Korean asset manager, said on Friday it is launching a new mutual fund, and its managers won’t take ...

KB Securities Co. announced on Thursday that it had entered into a business agreement with Korea East-West Power Co. and Hikive to collaborate on a ...

Mirae Asset Securities Co. and SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top brokerage house and mobile carrier, are set to join hands to establish an eco...

South Korean kimchi exports to the US have soared since the pandemic as local distribution channels expanded and cooking at home increased, accordin...

Average household net assets in South Korea in 2022 increased 10% to a record 456 million won ($350,000) from a year earlier, while it took longer...

South Korean startups rush to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where the government is keen to nurture startups with innovative and disruptive ideas and...

Blackstone, Hamilton Lane, HarbourVest Partners and Audax Private Equity were jointly named the most preferred PE firms by South Korean institutional ...

South Korea's BC Card on Sunday said it applied for a domestic patent for a non-fungible token (NFT) that can verify a user's asset details using bl...

South Korea's artificial intelligence (AI) company Vaiv Company Inc. announced on Tuesday that Quantit, its fintech subsidiary, has received a 30 bi...

South Korea's Fingo Company, which runs the music revenue sharing platform Fingo, on Friday said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ...

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, a shipbuilding holding company of HD Hyundai Group, has secured a contract for liquefied natural gas ...