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    Korea Post to invest in overseas data centers and warehouses

    Korea Post will increase its alternative investment from 13.6 trillion won ($11.3 billion) at the end-2021 to 16.7 trillion won ($13.9 billion) in 20...

    Feb 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

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    Teachers' Pension posts record-high 12% return in 2021

    Korea Teachers’ Pension (KTP) has said the rate of return from its investment management in 2021 reached 12%, the highest ever since its incep...

    Feb 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

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    KTCU names financial investment head as new CIO

    Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) has named its former Financial Investment Department head Park Man-soo as its new chief investment officer,...

    Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

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    NPS posts 7.6% return as of October 2021

    South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) posted a 7.6% rate of return as of October 2021, according to a preliminary data report by its inv...

    Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

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    KFCC to increase alternative assets to 40% in three years

    MG Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) will gradually increase its alternative investment proportion from the current early 30%...

    Dec 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

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    POBA, CalSTRS invest $40 mn in California multifamily assets

    South Korea’s pension fund Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and US retirement fund The California State Teachers’ Retirement ...

    Dec 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

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    NPS, LaSalle jointly buy UBS Group London HQ for £1.3 bn

    South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) and global real estate investment firm LaSalle Investment Management Inc. have agreed to acquire ...

    Dec 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

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    NPS picks Hillhouse Capital for private equity investment in Q3

    South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) selected private equity giant Hillhouse Capital Group in the third quarter of this year for its o...

    Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

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    NPS posts $56.5 bn return for first three quarters of 2021

    South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) Investment Management said on Nov. 29 it earned 67.4 trillion won ($56.5 billion) return for the first t...

    Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

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    Korea Post to select GPs for €200 mn real estate fund

    Korea Post, South Korea's state-run postal service agency, said its savings arm will select two asset managers of an open-end commingled blind pool ...

    Nov 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

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    KIC sees 11 alternative investment managers resign by November

    Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) saw as many as 10 professionals of its alternative investment division resign from the South Korean sovereign weal...

    Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

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    SEMA to increase Asia-based infra assets, CIO says

    Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-Aid Association (SEMA), one of the fastest-growing retirement pension fund in South Korea, will increase infra...

    Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

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    NPS rewards investment managers with hefty bonuses

    South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund with 930 trillion won ($781.8 billion) in total ass...

    Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

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    SEMA sees growth in young members

    Backed by the growth of the information technology and bio-related industries in South Korea, Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-Aid Association ...

    Nov 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

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    KTCU values working-level opinions for alternative investment

    “The South Korean stock markets have barely risen since early this year, while the markets in Japan and Taiwan are hitting highs. I believe Kor...

    Nov 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

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    NPS, Tishman form $1.5 bn JV to invest in US housing

    The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, and New York-based global real estate investment ma...

    Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

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    NPS selects four Korean VCs to invest 150 bn won

    The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea said on Nov. 9 it has selected the venture capital firms that will entrust the pension fund’...

    Nov 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

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    Teachers' Pension to sharply up direct global stock investment

    The Teachers' Pension in South Korea has started direct investment in overseas stock markets this year and will further increase direct management to...

    Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    3 Min read

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    POBA seeks new CIO as Jang Dong-hun's term ends in Jan 2022

    South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is looking for a new chief investment officer (CIO) as the term of current CIO Jang D...

    Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

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    Infra and RE investment heads resign from NPS

    The infrastructure investment head and real estate investment head at South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), are leaving the world&rsqu...

    Nov 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

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    NPS posts near 10% IRR as of end-Aug, riding exit market boom

    The National Pension Service (NPS) has achieved an average 9.65% return on investments as of the end of August, driven by overseas equity divestments...

    Oct 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

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    Korea Post's savings arm earns 8.45% return in H1

    Korea Post's savings arm earned an 8.45% return on investments in the first half of this year, broadly in line with the average rate of return report...

    Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

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    Police fund to appoint equities specialist as CIO

    South Korea's Police Mutual Aid Association (PMAA) has picked Han Jong-seok, a former chief investment officer of Meritz Asset Management Co. and equ...

    Oct 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

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    Teachers' Pension CIO to enter 1-yr extended term

    The Teachers' Pension in South Korea has extended the term of its Chief Investment Officer Lee Kyu-hong by one year until the end of September 2022, ...

    Sep 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

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    NPS to create private debt, secondaries-focused team

    The National Pension Service (NPS) is planning to create a new investment team dedicated to private debt and secondaries deals and equity purchases o...

    Aug 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

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    NPS to cut outsourcing of foreign bond investments

    South Korea’s National Pension Service, the world’s third-largest pension fund, was set to reduce outsourcing of foreign bond investments...

    Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

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    Yellow Umbrella sets sights on warehouses, secondaries

    The Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund, a $14 billion savings arm of South Korean small business owners, is planning to further reduce the proportion of...

    Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    3 Min read

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    NPS tilts toward top-tier PEFs during pandemic

    The National Pension Service (NPS) has deepened its reliance on top-tier private equity firms during the prolonged pandemic situation, focusing on re...

    Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    3 Min read

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    Korean pension funds log above-benchmark H1 returns

    South Korea's major pension funds have posted robust investment returns above their benchmarks in the first half of this year, driven by double-digit...

    Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read