pension fund asset management
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Waste management
SK Ecoplant to invest $80 mn in Malaysia for SE Asia biz
South Korea’s top waste management company SK Ecoplant Co. is set to expand its business in Southeast Asia with an $80 million investment in M...
May 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS, KTCU to invest $390 mn in US major power generator
Some major South Korean institutional investors, including National Pension Service (NPS) and Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), are set ...
May 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
Teachers' Pension eyes direct lending, PE with low leverage
Teachers’ Pension (TP) of South Korea will increase exposure to its overseas alternative assets, its Chief Investment Officer Lee Kyu-hong sai...
May 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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KFCC to focus on ESG values in real asset investment
The Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC), a South Korean community bank managing 70 trillion won ($55.1 billion) in assets, is ...
May 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
KIC to up alternative assets to 25% of AUM by 2025
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will continue to expand alternative investments while strengthening its asset management skills by increasing d...
May 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startup accelerator D.Camp opens Busan office
For the first time, South Korea’s startup accelerator D.Camp has opened an office in the port city of Busan. The joint effort between D...
May 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
KB Asset buys Belgian office towers for $654 million
KB Asset Management Co., the investment arm of KB Financial Group in South Korea, said on Friday it has completed a 100% acquisition of North Galaxy...
May 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea's top real estate managers bulk up assets in COVID-19
Real estate funds in South Korea have increased by 27% to 130 trillion won ($101.4 billion) from 102 trillion won over the past two years, accordi...
May 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
Yoon admin to expand KIC's fund management base
South Korea's new president Yoon Suk-yeol, who took office on Tuesday, is set to push the expansion of sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corpor...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
SK Square taps NPS PE expert as global investment head
South Korea’s investment firm SK Square Co. announced on Thursday that it has chosen Harvey Hakjin Bae, a former alternative investment expert...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Mirae Asset named preferred bidder for IFC Seoul
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., an asset management arm of Mirae Asset Financial Group in South Korea, will be in an exclusive talk with Brookfi...
May 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Rebellions to join pre-unicorn list via Series A Funding
Rebellions Inc., a South Korean AI-powered fabless startup, is in the final stage of the Series A Funding Round with 70 billion won ($54.9 million) ...
May 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
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...
May 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK to further slim down Homeplus before exit
MBK Partners has put one of the large store buildings of South Korea's supermarket chain Homeplus up for sale as part of an ongoing effort to improv...
May 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
POBA targets PE in tech, bio, healthcare in long term, CIO says
Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea will keep its focus on steady cash flow while strengthening profitability, its Chief Inve...
May 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Fabless startup FADU eyes unicorn status with $157 mn funding
FADU Technology, a fabless startup that develops architecture for solid-state drive (SSD) controllers and storage products, is seeking to raise 200 ...
May 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Quantum computing firm IonQ hit by short seller report
IonQ Inc., a US-listed quantum computing firm, has become a new target of short selling-focused Scorpion Capital, taking a hit from the US hedge fun...
May 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, battery firms strive to limit China lockdown disruptions
The growing fears of a Beijing lockdown are prompting South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and battery makers, already suffering from...
May 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS to step back from management of Hanjin KAL
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea has decided to shift its objective in holding shares of Hanjin KAL Corp., the parent company of Korean...
May 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Samsung Asset to list blockchain ETF on Hong Kong Exchange
Samsung Asset Management Co. is slated to list a blockchain exchange-traded fund on the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) in the first half of this year, th...
Apr 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startup accelerator Klim Ventures secures $4 mn in bridge capital
South Korea’s startup accelerator Klim Ventures announced Tuesday it has secured 5.5 billion won ($4 million) worth of bridge capital. ...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Jay Y. Lee absence raises risks for Samsung chip biz
Samsung Electronics Co. is losing its hegemony in the global semiconductor market as a sustained leadership vacuum has kept the world’s top me...
Apr 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFPs
Korea Post to tap two GPs for global ESG bond ETFs
Korea Post, South Korea's state-run postal service agency, said on April 21 that its insurance arm will select a maximum of two asset managers for...
Apr 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Online education startup Day 1 Co. completes $28 mn Series D funding
Education content provider Day 1 Company announced Thursday it has completed a Series D funding worth 35 billion won ($28 million.)A number of ventu...
Apr 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
KDB resumes global venture IR event in Singapore
South Korea’s state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) said on Thursday that KDB NextRound, the bank’s venture investment platform, will h...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Fractional copyright ownerships are securities: Seoul
Musicow Inc., South Korea's first music copyright trading platform, will come under regulatory scrutiny, after the country's top financial regulator...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS’ shareholder meeting vetoes cast pall on its profitability
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world's third-largest pension fund with 948.7 trillion won ($768.9 billion) in assets under man...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Fortune-telling app receives $4 mn in Altos Ventures-led Series A funding
Chunmyung and Company, the operator of its namesake fortune-telling app, announced on Tuesday it has secured Series A funding worth five billion w...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Koreans poised to be India's first non-resident direct stock buyers
South Korean individuals are likely to become the first non-resident direct stock investors in India, after the South Asian country lifted the ceili...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Global pension funds veto more of Korean firms' agendas
Global pension funds are expanding their influence as key shareholders of major companies in South Korea. Some of the world’s largest pensio...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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