Pension funds
Pension funds
Korea Post to tap two GPs for global PE secondaries
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
KTCU, CalSTRS to launch $505 mn JV for US warehouses
Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), a retirement fund for South Korean teachers and employees, and The California State Teachers' Retirement...
Apr 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Market Trend
Koreans return to foreign stock funds for bargain hunting
South Korean funds for overseas stock investments enjoyed the return of money to buy growth shares in the US on dips this year, while local investors...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
GEPS posts 19.4% return from alternative investment in 2021
Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) of South Korea posted a 8.61% rate of return in 2021, the pension fund announced on March 15. It has earn...
Mar 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS hires Millennium, Starboard, Systematica for hedge fund investing
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea said on Feb. 28 it selected Millennium Management LLC, Starboard Value LP and Systematica Investments ...
Feb 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Adams Street, Benefit Street, Clearlake join NPS' PE managers
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea announced on Feb. 28 it selected Adams Street Partners LLC, Benefit Street Partners LLC and Clearlake ...
Feb 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS picks Allspring, BlackRock, Morgan Stanley for multi-assets in Q4
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea said on Feb. 28 it hired Allspring Global Investments LLC, BlackRock Inc. and Morgan Stanley Investmen...
Feb 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS posts 24% return from alternative investment in 2021
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea posted a 10.86% rate of return in 2021, according to a preliminary data report by its investment manag...
Feb 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Koreans' global shareholdings at record $588.5 bn
South Korean institutional and retail investors sharply raised their risk appetite last year, gobbling up Nasdaq-listed technology stocks such as Tes...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Premium OnlyThoma Bravo may attract $200 mn from NPS, KTCU
National Pension Service (NPS), Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and other institutional investors of South Korea are likely to contribute ...
Feb 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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China stocks
Korean money flows to China exceed investment in North America
South Korean money inflows to Chinese stocks exceeded investment in North America as sluggish US shares spurred investors to bet on a recovery in the...
Feb 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
KTCU posts highest investment return since 2009
Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), a retirement fund for South Korean teachers and employees, earned an 11.3% return from investment last ye...
Feb 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
POBA taps former DB Insurance investment head as new CIO
Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea has named Huh Jang, former head of investment at DB Insurance Co. as its new chief invest...
Feb 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Premium OnlyConstruction Workers taps former Credit Union head as new CIO
Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMA) has named Lee Seong-yeong as its new chief investment officer and is in the final stage of the nom...
Feb 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Premium OnlyKorea 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)
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Pension funds
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)
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Pension funds
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)
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Pension funds
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)
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Pension funds
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)
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Pension funds
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)
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Pension funds
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)
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Pension funds
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)
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Pension funds
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)
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Pension funds
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)
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Pension funds
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)
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Pension funds
Premium OnlySEMA 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)
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Pension funds
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)
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Pension funds
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)
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Pension funds
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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Pension funds
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)
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