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The Korean Teachers' Credit Union

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) was established in 1971 for South Korean school teachers and employees. The retirement fund manages 48 trillion won in assets as of end-2023, with a 70.9% exposure to alternative investments. Overseas private equity and debt account for 21.3% of the alternative assets, while offshore real estate and infrastructure make up 41.1%.

  • Overview
  • Private Equity
  • Private Debt
  • Real Estate
  • Infrastructure
  • Absolute Return Strategies
Current proportion of alternative assets
70.9%

Alternative asset

￦34 tn

Total AUM

￦48 tn

Whether to increase proportion of alternative assets

Increase

Hold

Decrease

Target proportion of alternative assets in 3 years
N/A

Alternative asset

N/A

Total AUM

N/A

Current proportion of overseas assets among alternative assets
62.6%

Overseas asset (amount)

￦21.3 tn

Alternative assets

￦34 tn

Target proportion of overseas alternative assets in 3 years
N/A

Overseas asset (amount)

N/A

Alternative assets

N/A

Target return from alternative investment

Total

N/A

Overseas

N/A

Domestic

N/A

Benchmark for alternative investment? (if any)
N/A
Perspective on current valuations of alternative assets
　 Highly
overvalued		 Overvalued Fairly valued Undervalued Highly
undervalued
Private Equity O O O O O
Private Debt O O O O O
Real Estate O O O O O
Infrastructure O O O O O
To which asset classes your institution needs to increase exposure the most

(Multiple choices, up to two)

Private Equity
O
Private Debt
O
Real Estate
O
Infrastructure
O
Hedge Fund
O
Multi Asset
O
Others
O

Manager Selection

How important is each item below when selecting asset managers?

Asset under management

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

If important, minimum AUM?￦Number

Size of the fund being raised

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

If important, minimum size?￦Number

Track record (Years of experience ·Execution capability ·Past performance)

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

If important, minimum size?￦Number

Risk management (Performance during 2001 bubble bust and 2008 GFC)

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Co-investment opportunity

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

GP commitment

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Transparency - Underlying asset and portfolio

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Knowledge transfer (Portfolio∙Investment∙advisory∙Training opportunity)

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Fee level

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Presence of Seoul office

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Other Korean LPs in the fund

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Speed of capital deployment

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Deal pipeline

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Clawback clause

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O
Perspective on in-house Korean IR at an asset management firm

Presence of Korean IR

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Service of Korean IR

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Value you expect from in-house Korean IR (Multiple choices)

Product
understanding
O
Influence within
the organization
O
Communication
skill
O
Think in the
shoes of LPs
O
Integrity/
trust
O
Perspective on local FoF asset manager

Presence of local FoF manager

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Quality of local FoF manager

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Value you expect from local FoF (Multiple choices)

Product
understanding
O
Think in the
shoes of LPs
O
Communication
skill
O
Experience
in the strategy
O
Reasonable fee
structure
O
Perspective on Placement agents

Quality of placement agent

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Value you expect from a place agent (Multiple choices)

Product
pipeline
O
Product
understanding
O
Communication
skill
O
Negotiation
skill
O
Others
(etc)
O
More questions

Currency hedge needed when investing in a fund?

Yes

No

It depends

Able to invest in first-time fund?

Yes

No

It depends

Able to invest in emerging market fund?

Yes

No

It depends

How many months needed to decide on commitment?

Less than 1 M

1M ~ 2M

2M ~ 3M

More than 3M

Current proportion of alternative assets
71.5%

Alternative asset

￦30.9 tn

Total AUM

￦43.2 tn

Whether to increase proportion of alternative assets

Increase

Hold

Decrease

Target proportion of alternative assets in 3 years
64.4%

Alternative asset

￦34.4 tn

Total AUM

￦53.4 tn

Current proportion of overseas assets among alternative assets
63.8%

Overseas asset (amount)

￦19.7 tn

Alternative assets

￦30.9 tn

Target proportion of overseas alternative assets in 3 years
60.5%

Overseas asset (amount)

￦20.8 tn

Alternative assets

￦34.4 tn

Target return from alternative investment

Total

6%

Overseas

7%

Domestic

5.2%

Benchmark for alternative investment? (if any)
N/A
Perspective on current valuations of alternative assets
　 Highly
overvalued		 Overvalued Fairly valued Undervalued Highly
undervalued
Private Equity O O O O O
Private Debt O O O O O
Real Estate O O O O O
Infrastructure O O O O O
To which asset classes your institution needs to increase exposure the most

(Multiple choices, up to two)

Private Equity
O
Private Debt
O
Real Estate
O
Infrastructure
O
Hedge Fund
O
Multi Asset
O
Others
O

Manager Selection

How important is each item below when selecting asset managers?

Asset under management

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

If important, minimum AUM?￦Number

Size of the fund being raised

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

If important, minimum size?￦Number

Track record (Years of experience ·Execution capability ·Past performance)

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

If important, minimum size?￦Number

Risk management (Performance during 2001 bubble bust and 2008 GFC)

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Co-investment opportunity

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

GP commitment

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Transparency - Underlying asset and portfolio

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Knowledge transfer (Portfolio∙Investment∙advisory∙Training opportunity)

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Fee level

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Presence of Seoul office

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Other Korean LPs in the fund

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Speed of capital deployment

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Deal pipeline

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Clawback clause

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O
Perspective on in-house Korean IR at an asset management firm

Presence of Korean IR

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Service of Korean IR

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Value you expect from in-house Korean IR (Multiple choices)

Product
understanding
O
Influence within
the organization
O
Communication
skill
O
Think in the
shoes of LPs
O
Integrity/
trust
O
Perspective on local FoF asset manager

Presence of local FoF manager

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Quality of local FoF manager

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Value you expect from local FoF (Multiple choices)

Product
understanding
O
Think in the
shoes of LPs
O
Communication
skill
O
Experience
in the strategy
O
Reasonable fee
structure
O
Perspective on Placement agents

Quality of placement agent

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Value you expect from a place agent (Multiple choices)

Product
pipeline
O
Product
understanding
O
Communication
skill
O
Negotiation
skill
O
Others
(etc)
O
More questions

Currency hedge needed when investing in a fund?

Yes

No

It depends

Able to invest in first-time fund?

Yes

No

It depends

Able to invest in emerging market fund?

Yes

No

It depends

How many months needed to decide on commitment?

Less than 1 M

1M ~ 2M

2M ~ 3M

More than 3M

Current proportion of alternative assets
62.0%

Alternative asset

￦25.9 tn

Total AUM

￦41.8 tn

Whether to increase proportion of alternative assets

Increase

Hold

Decrease

Target proportion of alternative assets in 3 years
60.0%

Alternative asset

￦30 tn

Total AUM

￦50 tn

Current proportion of overseas assets among alternative assets
60.6%

Overseas asset (amount)

￦15.7 tn

Alternative asset

￦25.9 tn

Target proportion of overseas alternative assets in 3 years
60.0%

Overseas asset (amount)

￦18 tn

Alternative asset

￦30 tn

Target return from alternative investment

Total

7~8%

Overseas

7~8%

Domestic

7~8%

Benchmark for alternative investment? (if any)
N/A
Perspective on current valuations of alternative assets
　 Highly
overvalued		 Overvalued Fairly valued Undervalued Highly
undervalued
Private Equity O O O O O
Private Debt O O O O O
Real Estate O O O O O
Infrastructure O O O O O
To which asset classes your institution needs to increase exposure the most

(Multiple choices, up to two)

Private Equity
O
Private Debt
O
Real Estate
O
Infrastructure
O
Hedge Fund
O
Multi Asset
O
Others
O

Manager Selection

How important is each item below when selecting asset managers?

Asset under management

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

If important, minimum AUM?￦Number

Size of the fund being raised

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

If important, minimum size?￦Number

Track record (Years of experience ·Execution capability ·Past performance)

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

If important, minimum size?￦Number

Risk management (Performance during 2001 bubble bust and 2008 GFC)

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Co-investment opportunity

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

GP commitment

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Transparency - Underlying asset and portfolio

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Knowledge transfer (Portfolio∙Investment∙advisory∙Training opportunity)

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Fee level

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Presence of Seoul office

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Other Korean LPs in the fund

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Speed of capital deployment

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Deal pipeline

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Clawback clause

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O
Perspective on in-house Korean IR at an asset management firm

Presence of Korean IR

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Service of Korean IR

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Value you expect from in-house Korean IR (Multiple choices)

Product
understanding
O
Influence within
the organization
O
Communication
skill
O
Think in the
shoes of LPs
O
Integrity/
trust
O
Perspective on local FoF asset manager

Presence of local FoF manager

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Quality of local FoF manager

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Value you expect from local FoF (Multiple choices)

Product
understanding
O
Think in the
shoes of LPs
O
Communication
skill
O
Experience
in the strategy
O
Reasonable fee
structure
O
Perspective on Placement agents

Quality of placement agent

Very important
O
Important
O
Less important
O
Not important
O
Not at all
O

Value you expect from a place agent (Multiple choices)

Product
pipeline
O
Product
understanding
O
Communication
skill
O
Negotiation
skill
O
Others
(etc)
O
More questions

Currency hedge needed when investing in a fund?

Yes

No

It depends

Able to invest in first-time fund?

Yes

No

It depends

Able to invest in emerging market fund?

Yes

No

It depends

How many months needed to decide on commitment?

Less than 1 M

1M ~ 2M

2M ~ 3M

More than 3M

photo

Proportion of overseas private equity among alternative assets
21.3% (including overseas PD)

Overseas PE (amount)

￦7.3 tn (including overseas PD)

Alternative asset

￦34 tn

Whether to increase overseas PE exposure

Increase

Hold

Decrease

Target proportion of overseas PE in coming 12 months
22% (including overseas PD)

Overseas PE (amount)

N/A

Alternative asset

N/A

Mid-term target proportion of overseas PE
N/A
Target return from PE investment
N/A
Benchmark for PE investment
N/A
Exposure by PE strategy below
　 overinvested
(need to decrease)		 as targeted
(no change needed)		 underinvested
(need to increase)
Buyout
(management participation)		 O O O
Buyout
(minority stake)		 O O O
Growth capital O O O
Distressed·Special situation·Opportunistic O O O
(FoF) Primary O O O
Secondary O O O
Co-investment O O O
Venture capital O O O
Exposure to PE by region below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
North America O O O
Europe O O O
Asia O O O
Others O O O
Exposure to PE by sector below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Industrial O O O
Consumer·Retail O O O
Tech O O O
Healthcare O O O
Financial service O O O
Business service O O O
Others O O O
Preferred way for PE investment

(Multiple choice)

Blind fund
O
Separate account
O
Joint venture
O
Direct investment
O
Co-investment
O
Listed PE
O
PIPE
O
Questions on manager selection

Number of PE funds you currently commit to

50

Number of PE managers you currently entrust to

30

Three PE managers you invest through the most

HarbourVest

Carlyle

Permira

Three PE managers you most recently entrust to

Vista Equity Partners

HarbourVest

H.I.G. Capital

PE investment plan in coming 12 months

one fund

two funds

three funds

four funds or more

Importance of co-investment∙side car∙collaboration

(acquisition financing)

Very important

Important

Less important

Not important

Not at all

Proportion of overseas private equity among alternative assets
10%

Overseas PE (amount)

￦3.1 tn

Alternative asset

￦30.9 tn

Whether to increase overseas PE exposure

Increase

Hold

Decrease

Target proportion of overseas PE in coming 12 months
N/A

Overseas PE (amount)

￦3.9 tn

Alternative asset

N/A

Mid-term target proportion of overseas PE
15%
Target return from PE investment
15%
Benchmark for PE investment
MSCI World Index
Exposure by PE strategy below
　 overinvested
(need to decrease)		 as targeted
(no change needed)		 underinvested
(need to increase)
Buyout
(management participation)		 O O O
Buyout
(minority stake)		 O O O
Growth capital O O O
Distressed·Special situation·Opportunistic O O O
(FoF) Primary O O O
Secondary O O O
Co-investment O O O
Venture capital O O O
Exposure to PE by region below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
North America O O O
Europe O O O
Asia O O O
Others O O O
Exposure to PE by sector below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Industrial O O O
Consumer·Retail O O O
Tech O O O
Healthcare O O O
Financial service O O O
Business service O O O
Others O O O
Preferred way for PE investment

(Multiple choice)

Blind fund
O
Separate account
O
Joint venture
O
Direct investment
O
Co-investment
O
Listed PE
O
PIPE
O
Questions on manager selection

Number of PE funds you currently commit to

39

Number of PE managers you currently entrust to

40

Three PE managers you invest through the most

HarbourVest

Carlyle

Warburg Pincus

Three PE managers you most recently entrust to

Cinven

Advent

KKR

PE investment plan in coming 12 months

one fund

two funds

three funds

four funds or more

Importance of co-investment∙side car∙collaboration

(acquisition financing)

Very important

Important

Less important

Not important

Not at all

Proportion of overseas private equity among alternative assets
11.6%

Overseas PE (amount)

￦3 tn

Alternative asset

￦25.9 tn

Whether to increase overseas PE exposure

Increase

Hold

Decrease

Target proportion of overseas PE in coming 12 months
N/A

Overseas PE (amount)

N/A

Alternative asset

N/A

Mid-term target proportion of overseas PE
50%
Target return from PE investment
20%
Benchmark for PE investment
MSCI ACWI INDEX
Exposure by PE strategy below
　 overinvested
(need to decrease)		 as targeted
(no change needed)		 underinvested
(need to increase)
Buyout
(management participation)		 O O O
Buyout
(minority stake)		 O O O
Growth capital O O O
Distressed·Special situation·Opportunistic O O O
(FoF) Primary O O O
Secondary O O O
Co-investment O O O
Venture capital O O O
Exposure to PE by region below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
North America O O O
Europe O O O
Asia O O O
Others O O O
Exposure to PE by sector below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Industrial O O O
Consumer·Retail O O O
Tech O O O
Healthcare O O O
Financial service O O O
Business service O O O
Others O O O
Preferred way for PE investment

(Multiple choices)

Blind fund
O
Separate account
O
Joint venture
O
Direct investment
O
Co-investment
O
Listed PE
O
PIPE
O
Questions on manager selection

Number of PE funds you currently commit to

40

Number of PE managers you currently entrust to

25

Three PE managers you invest through the most

HarbourVest

Permira

ICG

Three PE managers you most recently entrust to

Permira

Warburg Pincus

Goldman Sachs

PE investment plan in coming 12 months

one fund

two funds

three funds

four funds or more

Importance of co-investment∙side car∙collaboration

(acquisition financing)

Very important

Important

Less important

Not important

Not at all

photo

Proportion of overseas private debt among alternative assets
21.3% (including overseas PE)

Overseas PD (amount)

￦7.3 tn (including overseas PE)

Alternative asset

￦34 tn

Whether to increase overseas PD exposure

Increase

Hold

Decrease

Target proportion of overseas PD in coming 12 months
22% (including overseas PE)

Overseas PD (amount)

N/A

Alternative asset

N/A

Mid-term target proportion of overseas PD
N/A
Target return from PD investment
N/A
Benchmark for PD investment
N/A
What value you expect PD exposure to deliver

Diversification

Stable cashflow

Fixed income substitute

Preferred way for PD investment

(Multiple choices)

Blind Fund

Separate Account

Joint Venture

Direct Investment

Exposure to PD by strategy below
　 overinvested
(need to decrease)		 as targeted
(no change needed)		 underinvested
(need to increase)
Direct lending O O O
Distressed debt O O O
Mezzanine debt O O O
Infra debt O O O
Real estate debt O O O
Special situation∙Opportunistic O O O
Senior secured O O O
Unitranche O O O
Exposure to PD by region below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
North America O O O
Europe O O O
Asia O O O
Others O O O
Questions on manager selection

Number of PD funds you currently commit to

45

Number of PD managers you currently entrust to

30

Three PD managers you invest through the most

Ares

ICG

Goldman Sahcs

Three PD managers you most recently entrust to

Ares

Golub Capital

Arcmont Asset Management

PD investment plan in coming 12 months

one fund

two funds

three funds

four funds or more

Importance of co-investment∙side car∙collaboration

(acquisition financing)

Very important

Important

Less important

Not important

Not at all

Proportion of overseas private debt among alternative assets
8%

Overseas PD (amount)

￦2.6 tn

Alternative asset

￦30.9 tn

Whether to increase overseas PD exposure

Increase

Hold

Decrease

Target proportion of overseas PD in coming 12 months
N/A

Overseas PD (amount)

￦2.7 tn

Alternative asset

N/A

Mid-term target proportion of overseas PD
10%
Target return from PD investment
8%
Benchmark for PD investment
Avg. yield of Treasury+risk premium
What value you expect PD exposure to deliver

Diversification

Stable cashflow

Fixed income substitute

Preferred way for PD investment

(Multiple choices)

Blind Fund

Separate Account

Joint Venture

Direct Investment

Exposure to PD by strategy below
　 overinvested
(need to decrease)		 as targeted
(no change needed)		 underinvested
(need to increase)
Direct lending O O O
Distressed debt O O O
Mezzanine debt O O O
Infra debt O O O
Real estate debt O O O
Special situation∙Opportunistic O O O
Senior secured O O O
Unitranche O O O
Exposure to PD by region below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
North America O O O
Europe O O O
Asia O O O
Others O O O
Questions on manager selection

Number of PD funds you currently commit to

45

Number of PD managers you currently entrust to

15

Three PD managers you invest through the most

Ares

ICG

Goldman Sahcs

Three PD managers you most recently entrust to

KKR

Ardian

Ares

PD investment plan in coming 12 months

one fund

two funds

three funds

four funds or more

Importance of co-investment∙side car∙collaboration

(acquisition financing)

Very important

Important

Less important

Not important

Not at all

Proportion of overseas private debt among alternative assets
7.7%

Overseas PD (amount)

￦2 tn

Alternative asset

￦25.9 tn

Whether to increase overseas PD exposure

Increase

Hold

Decrease

Target proportion of overseas PD in coming 12 months
N/A

Overseas PD (amount)

N/A

Alternative asset

N/A

Mid-term target proportion of overseas PD
N/A
Target return from PD investment
10%
Benchmark for PD investment
N/A
What value you expect PD exposure to deliver

Diversification

Stable cashflow

Fixed income substitute

Preferred way for PD investment

(Multiple choices)

Blind Fund

Separate Account

Joint Venture

Direct Investment

Exposure to PD by strategy below
　 overinvested
(need to decrease)		 as targeted
(no change needed)		 underinvested
(need to increase)
Direct lending O O O
Distressed debt O O O
Mezzanine debt O O O
Infra debt O O O
Real estate debt O O O
Special situation∙Opportunistic O O O
Senior secured O O O
Unitranche O O O
Exposure to PD by region below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
North America O O O
Europe O O O
Asia O O O
Others O O O
Questions on manager selection

Number of PD funds you currently commit to

40

Number of PD managers you currently entrust to

35

Three PD managers you invest through the most

Ardian

ICG

Goldman Sahcs

Three PD managers you most recently entrust to

Goldman Sachs

Goldentree

Ares

PD investment plan in coming 12 months

one fund

two funds

three funds

four funds or more

Importance of co-investment∙side car∙collaboration

(acquisition financing)

Very important

Important

Less important

Not important

Not at all

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Proportion of overseas real estate among alternative assets
41.1% (including overseas infra)

Overseas RE (amount)

￦14 tn

Alternative asset

￦34 tn

Whether to increase overseas RE exposure

Increase

No change

Decrease

Target proportion of overseas RE in coming 12 months
41%

Overseas RE (amount)

N/A

Alternative asset

N/A

Mid-term target proportion of overseas RE
N/A
Target return from RE investment
N/A
Benchmark for RE investment
N/A
Exposure to RE by strategy below
　 overinvested
(need to decrease)		 as targeted
(no change needed)		 underinvested
(need to increase)
Core O O O
Core+ O O O
Value-add O O O
Opportunistic∙
Distressed		 O O O
Development O O O
Secondary O O O
Exposure to RE by property type
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Office O O O
Hotel O O O
Retail O O O
Industrial & logistics O O O
Multifamily O O O
Senior housing O O O
Mixed use O O O
Exposure to RE by tranche below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Senior secured loan O O O
Mezzanine O O O
Subordinate O O O
Equity O O O
Exposure to RE by region below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Global O O O
North America O O O
Europe O O O
Asia O O O
OECD O O O
Others O O O
Preferred way for RE investment

(multiple choices)

Direct investment

Joint venture

Separate account

Closed-end fund

Open-end fund

Questions on manager selection

Number of RE funds you currently commit to

112

Number of RE managers you currently entrust to

49

Three RE managers you invest through the most

N/A

Three RE managers you most recently entrust to

N/A

RE investment plan in coming 12 months

one fund

two funds

three funds

four funds or more

Importance of co-investment∙sidecar∙collaboration

(acquisition financing)

Very important

Important

Less important

Not important

Not at all

Proportion of overseas real estate among alternative assets
25%

Overseas RE (amount)

￦7.7 tn

Alternative asset

￦30.9 tn

Whether to increase overseas RE exposure

Increase

No change

Decrease

Target proportion of overseas RE in coming 12 months
N/A

Overseas RE (amount)

￦8 tn

Alternative asset

N/A

Mid-term target proportion of overseas RE
25%
Target return from RE investment
5%
Benchmark for RE investment
Global GDP, CPI, Treasury bond yield
Exposure to RE by strategy below
　 overinvested
(need to decrease)		 as targeted
(no change needed)		 underinvested
(need to increase)
Core O O O
Core+ O O O
Value-add O O O
Opportunistic∙
Distressed		 O O O
Development O O O
Secondary O O O
Exposure to RE by property type
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Office O O O
Hotel O O O
Residential O O O
Retail O O O
Industrial O O O
Logistics O O O
Multifamily O O O
Mixed use O O O
Others
(i.e senior housing, data center)		 O O O
Exposure to RE by tranche below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Senior secured loan O O O
Mezzanine O O O
Subordinate O O O
Equity O O O
Exposure to RE by region below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Global O O O
North America O O O
Europe O O O
Asia O O O
OECD O O O
All O O O
Preferred way for RE investment

(multiple choices)

Direct investment

Joint venture

Separate account

Closed-end fund

Open-end fund

Questions on manager selection

Number of RE funds you currently commit to

114

Number of RE managers you currently entrust to

36

Three RE managers you invest through the most

Blackstone

Nuveen

Ares

Three RE managers you most recently entrust to

EQT Exeter

PCCP

TPG

RE investment plan in coming 12 months

one fund

two funds

three funds

four funds or more

Importance of co-investment∙sidecar∙collaboration

(acquisition financing)

Very important

Important

Less important

Not important

Not at all

Proportion of overseas real estate among alternative assets
27.4%

Overseas RE (amount)

￦7.1 tn

Alternative asset

￦25.9 tn

Whether to increase overseas RE exposure

Increase

No change

Decrease

Target proportion of overseas RE in coming 12 months
45.2%

Overseas RE (amount)

￦7 tn

Alternative asset

￦15.5 tn

Mid-term target proportion of overseas RE
22.7%
Target return from RE investment
4.8%
Benchmark for RE investment
Global GDP, CPI
Exposure to RE by strategy below
　 overinvested
(need to decrease)		 as targeted
(no change needed)		 underinvested
(need to increase)
Core O O O
Core+ O O O
Value-add O O O
Opportunistic∙
Distressed		 O O O
Development O O O
Secondary O O O
Exposure to RE by property type
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Office O O O
Hotel O O O
Retail O O O
Industrial & logistics O O O
Multifamily O O O
Senior housing O O O
Mixed use O O O
Others O O O
Exposure to RE by tranche below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Senior secured loan O O O
Mezzanine O O O
Subordinate O O O
Equity O O O
Exposure to RE by region below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Global O O O
North America O O O
Europe O O O
Asia O O O
OECD O O O
All O O O
Preferred way for RE investment

(multiple choices)

Direct investment

Joint venture

Separate account

Closed-end fund

Open-end fund

Questions on manager selection

Number of RE funds you currently commit to

65

Number of RE managers you currently entrust to

30

Three RE managers you invest through the most

Blackstone

Gaw Capital

EQT Exeter

Three RE managers you most recently entrust to

Harrison Street

Ares

Oaktree

RE investment plan in coming 12 months

one fund

two funds

three funds

four funds or more

Importance of co-investment∙sidecar∙collaboration

(acquisition financing)

Very important

Important

Less important

Not important

Not at all

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Proportion of overseas infrastructure among alternative assets
41.1% (including overseas RE)

Overseas Infra (amount)

￦14 tn

Alternative asset

￦34 tn

Whether to increase overseas infra exposure

Increase

No change

Decrease

Target proportion of overseas infra in coming 12 months
41%

Overseas Infra (amount)

N/A

Alternative asset

N/A

Mid-term target proportion of overseas infra
N/A
Target return from infrastructure investment
N/A
Benchmark for infrastructure investment
N/A
Exposure to infrastructure by strategy below
　 overinvested
(need to decrease)		 as targeted
(no change needed)		 underinvested
(need to increase)
Core O O O
Core+ O O O
Value-add O O O
Opportunistic O O O
Exposure to infrastructure by sector below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Renewable Energy
(Water∙Solar∙Wind)		 O O O
Traditional Energy
(Upstream∙Midstream∙Downstream)		 O O O
Real Asset
(Aircraft∙Ship∙Train)		 O O O
Transportation
(Port∙Airport∙Railroad∙Toll Road)		 O O O
Digital Infra
(Data Center∙Tower∙Smart Meter) 		O O O
Social Infra/PPP O O O
Others O O O
Exposure to infrastructure by tranche below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Primary O O O
Debt/Mezzanine O O O
Fund of funds O O O
Secondaries O O O
Project fund O O O
Exposure to infrastructure by region below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Global O O O
North America O O O
Europe O O O
Asia O O O
OECD O O O
All O O O
Exposure to infrastructure by strategy below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Greenfield O O O
Brownfield O O O
Secondary stage O O O
Questions on manager selection

Number of infrastructure funds you currently commit to

61

Number of infrastructure managers you currently entrust to

24

Three infrastructure managers you invest through the most

N/A

Three infrastructure managers you most recently entrust to

N/A

Infrastructure investment plan in coming 12 months

one fund

two funds

three funds

four funds or more

Importance of co-investment∙sidecar∙collaboration

(acquisition financing)

Very important

Important

Less important

Not important

Not at all

Proportion of overseas infrastructure among alternative assets
15%

Overseas Infra (amount)

￦4.7 tn

Alternative asset

￦30.9 tn

Whether to increase overseas infra exposure

Increase

No change

Decrease

Target proportion of overseas infra in coming 12 months
N/A

Overseas Infra (amount)

￦5.3 tn

Alternative asset

N/A

Target return from infrastructure investment
5%
Benchmark for infrastructure investment
Global GDP, CPI, 5 year Treasury yield
Exposure to infrastructure by strategy below
　 overinvested
(need to decrease)		 as targeted
(no change needed)		 underinvested
(need to increase)
Core O O O
Core+ O O O
Value-add O O O
Opportunistic O O O
Exposure to infrastructure by sector below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Renewable energy
(water∙wind∙solar)		 O O O
Traditional energy
(Upstream∙Midstream∙Downstream)		 O O O
Real asset
(Aviation∙Ship∙Train) 		O O O
Transportation
(Port∙Airport∙Railroad∙Toll road)		 O O O
Utilities
(power grid∙water & sewage∙telecom)		 O O O
Power plant O O O
PPP O O O
Others O O O
Exposure to infrastructure by tranche below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Primary O O O
Debt/Mezzanine O O O
Fund of funds O O O
Secondaries O O O
Project fund O O O
Exposure to infrastructure by region below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Global O O O
North America O O O
Europe O O O
Asia O O O
OECD O O O
All O O O
Exposure to infrastructure by strategy below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Greenfield O O O
Brownfield O O O
Secondary stage O O O
Questions on manager selection

Number of infrastructure funds you currently commit to

46

Number of infrastructure managers you currently entrust to

28

Three infrastructure managers you invest through the most

MIRA

Brookfield

Aberdeen

Three infrastructure managers you most recently entrust to

Brookfield

InfraRed

MIRA

Infrastructure investment plan in coming 12 months

one fund

two funds

three funds

four funds or more

Importance of co-investment∙sidecar∙collaboration

(acquisition financing)

Very important

Important

Less important

Not important

Not at all

Proportion of overseas infrastructure among alternative assets
11.6%

Overseas Infra (amount)

￦3 tn

Alternative asset

￦25.9 tn

Whether to increase overseas infra exposure

Increase

No change

Decrease

Target proportion of overseas infra in coming 12 months
26.7%

Overseas Infra (amount)

￦4 tn

Alternative asset

￦15 tn

Target return from infrastructure investment
6~8%
Benchmark for infrastructure investment
N/A
Exposure to infrastructure by strategy below
　 overinvested
(need to decrease)		 as targeted
(no change needed)		 underinvested
(need to increase)
Core O O O
Core+ O O O
Value-add O O O
Opportunistic O O O
Exposure to infrastructure by sector below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Renewable energy
(water∙wind∙solar)		 O O O
Traditional energy
(Upstream∙Midstream∙Downstream)		 O O O
Real asset
(Aviation∙Ship∙Train) 		O O O
Transportation
(Port∙Airport∙Railroad∙Toll road)		 O O O
Utilities
(power grid∙water & sewage∙telecom)		 O O O
Power plant O O O
PPP O O O
Others O O O
Exposure to infrastructure by tranche below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Primary O O O
Debt/Mezzanine O O O
Fund of funds O O O
Secondaries O O O
Project fund O O O
Exposure to infrastructure by region below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Global O O O
North America O O O
Europe O O O
Asia O O O
OECD O O O
All O O O
Exposure to infrastructure by strategy below
　 overinvested as targeted underinvested
Greenfield O O O
Brownfield O O O
Secondary stage O O O
Questions on manager selection

Number of infrastructure funds you currently commit to

50

Number of infrastructure managers you currently entrust to

20

Three infrastructure managers you invest through the most

MIRA

Brookfield

AMP

Three infrastructure managers you most recently entrust to

EQT

I Squared

Ardian

Infrastructure investment plan in coming 12 months

one fund

two funds

three funds

four funds or more

Importance of co-investment∙sidecar∙collaboration

(acquisition financing)

Very important

Important

Less important

Not important

Not at all

photo

Proportion of overseas ARS among alternative assets
N/A

Overseas ARS (amount)

N/A

Alternative asset

N/A

Whether to increase overseas ARS exposure

Increase

No change

Decrease

Target proportion of overseas ARS in coming 12 months
N/A

Overseas ARS (amount)

N/A

Alternative asset

N/A

Mid-term target proportion of overseas ARS
N/A
Target return from ARS investment
N/A
Risk from ARS investment
N/A
Benchmark for ARS investment
N/A
Why do you invest in ARS?

Diversification
(Moderate Return)

Equity Substitute
(High Return)

Substitute for fixed-income
(Stable Return)

All

Exposure by absolute return strategy below
　 overinvested
(need to decrease)		 as targeted
(no change needed)		 underinvested
(need to increase)
Equity L/S
Event-driven
Relative value
Macro
Multi-Asset
Most preferred Equity L/S strategy

Fundamental

-

Market Neutral

-

Sector/Region Specialist

-

Most preferred Event-driven strategy

Distressed

-

Special Situation

-

Merger Arbitrage

-

Most preferred Relative Value strategy

Fixed Income Arbitrage

-

CB Arbitrage

-

Structured Credit

-

Most preferred Macro strategy

CTA

-

Discretionary

-

Most preferred Multi-Asset strategy

Risk Parity

-

GTAA

-

Risk Premia

-

Preferred way for hedge fund allocation (multiple choices)

FoFs

-

Multi Strategy Single Fund

-

Single Fund

-

Questions on manager selection

ARS fund investment plan in coming 12 months

one fund

two funds

three funds

four funds or more

Importance of co-investment∙sidecar∙collaboration (acquisition financing)

　 Very important Important Less important Not important Not at all
Liquidity
Reasonable Fee Level
Co-investment opportunity
Separately Managed Account
Knowledge Transfer
Proportion of overseas ARS among alternative assets
N/A

Overseas ARS (amount)

N/A

Alternative asset

￦30.9 tn

Whether to increase overseas ARS exposure

Increase

No change

Decrease

Target proportion of overseas ARS in coming 12 months
N/A

Overseas ARS (amount)

N/A

Alternative asset

N/A

Target return from ARS investment
N/A
Risk from ARS investment
N/A
Benchmark for ARS investment
N/A
Why do you invest in ARS?

Diversification
(Moderate Return)

Equity Substitute
(High Return)

Substitute for fixed-income
(Stable Return)

All

Exposure by absolute return strategy below
　 overinvested
(need to decrease)		 as targeted
(no change needed)		 underinvested
(need to increase)
Equity L/S
Event-driven
Relative value
Macro
Multi-Asset
Most preferred Equity L/S strategy

Fundamental

-

Market Neutral

-

Sector/Region Specialist

-

Most preferred Event-driven strategy

Distressed

-

Special Situation

-

Merger Arbitrage

-

Most preferred Relative Value strategy

Fixed Income Arbitrage

-

CB Arbitrage

-

Structured Credit

-

Most preferred Macro strategy

CTA

-

Discretionary

-

Most preferred Multi-Asset strategy

Risk Parity

-

GTAA

-

Risk Premia

-

Preferred way for hedge fund allocation (multiple choices)

FoFs

-

Multi Strategy Single Fund

-

Single Fund

-

Questions on manager selection

ARS fund investment plan in coming 12 months

one fund

two funds

three funds

four funds or more

Importance of co-investment∙sidecar∙collaboration (acquisition financing)

　 Very important Important Less important Not important Not at all
Liquidity
Reasonable Fee Level
Co-investment opportunity
Separately Managed Account
Knowledge Transfer
Proportion of overseas ARS among alternative assets
N/A

Overseas ARS (amount)

N/A

Alternative asset

N/A

Whether to increase overseas ARS exposure

Increase

No change

Decrease

Target proportion of overseas ARS in coming 12 months
N/A

Overseas ARS (amount)

N/A

Alternative asset

N/A

Target return from ARS investment
N/A
Risk from ARS investment
N/A
Benchmark for ARS investment
Why do you invest in ARS?

Diversification
(Moderate Return)

Equity Substitute
(High Return)

Substitute for fixed-income
(Stable Return)

All

Exposure by absolute return strategy below
　 overinvested
(need to decrease)		 as targeted
(no change needed)		 underinvested
(need to increase)
Equity L/S
Event-driven
Relative value
Macro
Multi-Asset
Most preferred Equity L/S strategy

Fundamental

-

Market Neutral

-

Sector/Region Specialist

-

Most preferred Event-driven strategy

Distressed

-

Special Situation

-

Merger Arbitrage

-

Most preferred Relative Value strategy

Fixed Income Arbitrage

-

CB Arbitrage

-

Structured Credit

-

Most preferred Macro strategy

CTA

-

Discretionary

-

Most preferred Multi-Asset strategy

Risk Parity

-

GTAA

-

Risk Premia

-

Preferred way for hedge fund allocation (multiple choice)

FoFs

-

Multi Strategy Single Fund

-

Single Fund

-

Questions on manager selection

ARS fund investement plan in coming 12 months

one fund

two funds

three funds

four funds or more

Importance of co-investment∙sidecar∙collaboration (acquisition financing)

　 Very important Important Less important Not important Not at all
Liquidity
Reasonable Fee Level
Co-investment opportunity
Separately Managed Account
Knowledge Transfer

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