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  • Korean Investors

    Former LG man leaves KKR to start PEF

    Lim Hyoung-seok, former Vice President of KKR Korea, left the private equity giant’s Seoul office and established his private equity fund (PEF)...

    Jan 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Mirae Asset’s TIGER Nasdaq 100 ETF crosses $2.8 bn in net assets

    South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments said on Tuesday that that its TIGER Nasdaq 100 ETF has become the second US-focused ETF listed in South ...

    Nov 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Toss Securities names Richard Hagen as CEO of TSAF

    South Korea's Toss Securities said on Tuesday that it has appointed Richard J. Hagen as CEO of its US subsidiary, TSA Financial LLC (TSAF), and plans...

    Nov 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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    S.Korean investors' US stock holdings surpass $100 bn

    The US stock holdings of South Korean individual investors surpassed $100 billion for the first time, driven by a sustained rally in the US markets a...

    Nov 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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    In South Korea, cash is king on US election, Samsung uncertainties

    South Korean investors are hoarding cash as Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, hurts local stocks and uncertainties ove...

    Nov 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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  • Travel & Leisure

    Naver to upgrade Korean map service for foreigners

    South Korean online giant Naver Corp. is set to upgrade its digital map service for foreigners to attract more global users as the domestic market gr...

    Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Samsung Asset to launch S.Korea's first obesity treatment ETF

    Korea Exchange announced on Thursday that it will list Samsung Asset Management's "KODEX Global Obesity Treatment Top 2 Plus exchange-traded fund (ET...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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  • Artificial intelligence

    SK Telecom launches AI-based phone interpreting service

    South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. has launched an artificial intelligence-based telephone interpreting service in real-time for t...

    Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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  • Korean startups

    Korean language demand creates new overseas markets for startups

    South Korean language startups are expanding their business in overseas markets with their local tongue through generative artificial intelligence, t...

    Sep 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Korea taps Greyhound Capital, Headline Asia as venture fund managers

    South Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced the results of selecting global fund management companies for the year 2023 on Monday. The chose...

    Aug 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Korea's sovereign wealth fund directly exercises voting rights for first time

    Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), the South Korean sovereign wealth fund, has begun actively exercising its voting rights in invested companies.Acc...

    Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

  • Korean Investors

    S.Korean LPs name 41 best alternative asset managers

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

    Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Korea Exchange acquires market operator license in Singapore

    Korea Exchange (KRX) on Thursday said it has received a "Recognized Market Operator" (RMO) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), a ...

    Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Mirae Asset buys logistics center in India for $17 mn

    Mirae Asset Global Managements Co. said on Friday that it has invested 21 billion won ($17 million) in a large logistics center in Mumbai to become t...

    Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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    NPS, KIC, other Korean LPs commit $551 mn to Cinven's fund

    Global private equity firm Cinven Ltd. has attracted €550 million ($551.3 million) from South Korean institutional investors for its eighth flag...

    Sep 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Renewables emerge as LPs' top infrastructure sector

    Key asset owners of South Korea will continue to expand their offshore infrastructure portfolios next year, and renewable energy is their top pick in ...

    May 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

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    73% of LPs to ramp up global warehouse investment

    Key asset owners of South Korea are eyeing logistics centers and multifamily housing for real estate investing while planning to reduce exposure to ho...

    Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

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    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 ceilin...

    Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Direct lending remains the top PD strategy for Korean LPs

    Around 70% of South Korean key asset owners will expand their exposure to global private debt, expecting steady streams of cash flow, according to a r...

    Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Healthcare, tech top Korean LPs' favorite PE sectors

    Healthcare and technology are the preferred sectors for global private equity investment, a survey of South Korea's major asset owners has shown. Co-i...

    Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

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    88% of Korean LPs want speedy capital deployment

    Asset managers' track record and risk management are the most important factors for South Korean major limited partners when considering new partnersh...

    Feb 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

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    92% of Korean LPs won't increase real estate exposure

    Institutional investors of South Korea aim to increase their alternative assets, focusing on expanding private debt, according to a recent survey of ...

    Feb 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

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    S.Koreans' global stock, bond holdings at record high

    South Korean investors maintained their buying spree in overseas equities and bond markets, with the balance of their holdings in both securities rec...

    Oct 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

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  • Culture & Trends

    Perfection and speed

    “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” is a famous quote attributed to the late management thinker Peter Drucker. Like most quotes from fam...

    Jun 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    4 Min read

  • Culture & Trends

    Reading the air

    For the past 18 years I have worked in East Asia, four of them here in Korea and the last ten for the Swiss national trade and investment agency calle...

    May 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

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  • Korean Investors

    Military Mutual picks ex-Lotte Non-Life CIO as investment chief

    The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), an $11 billion savings fund for South Korean military officers and personnel, said on Monday it has named...

    May 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

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  • Korean Investors

    Naver invests $150 million in Indonesia’s No.1 media group Emtek

    South Korea’s online platform giant Naver Corp. has invested $150 million in Elang Mahkota Teknologi (Emtek), Indonesia’s largest technol...

    Apr 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

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    PE secondaries top Korean LPs' global PE funds list

    Secondary private equity deals were picked as the preferred global PE investment of South Korea’s top asset owners, followed by co-investments a...

    Nov 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Korean LPs favor direct lending for private debt investment

    More than half of South Korea’s key asset owners, led by the National Pension Service, are inclined to expand overseas private debt investment i...

    Nov 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

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