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Venture capital
Mubadala ties up with Korea’s Woori for global investments
Feb 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
Korea’s KIC opens Mumbai office to spur emerging market investment
Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) said on Monday it has launched its Mumbai office, establishing the state-run fund’s fi...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Kakao to replace K-pop pioneer SM execs over poor governance
Kakao Corp. is set to replace executives of SM Entertainment Co., who ousted its founder Lee Soo-man when the South Korean mobile giant acquired the ...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC recoups 40% of 2022’s loss on stock, bond gains
Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) posted a 7.12% return on total asset investments in the first eight months of this year, recouping about 40% of last yea...
Nov 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
More Koreans seek high-yield bond funds, betting the Fed will end hikes
South Korean investors are growing more interested in global high-yield bond funds, betting that the US Federal Reserve is likely to end its interest...
Nov 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
KIC heavily relies on foreigners for alternative investments
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) entrusted most of its money for investments in alternative assets such as real estate and private equity to foreig...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
S.Korean startups, VC seek money, business opportunities in Japan
South Korean startups and venture capitalists battered by chilled investor sentiment amid rising interest rates and slowing economic growth at home a...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
Aramco, PIF chief to meet key South Korean figures this week
Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan, chairman of the world’s top oil company Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) and governor of the kingdom’s sovereign ...
Sep 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korean exodus from China funds amid deepening property crisis
South Korean investors’ retreat from Chinese equity funds of nearly 10 trillion won ($7.5 billion) in total principal is accelerating amid deep...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC up 8.3% in net value of stocks, debts in H1 2023
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) saw the net value of its traditional assets rise 8.25% in the first half of this year, backed by the strong perfor...
Jul 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC's private equity senior director Ahn to move to Mubadala
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC)’s senior director for private equity is set to move to Mubadala Investment Co., a sovereign investor based i...
Jun 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC mulls expanding assets in Asian emerging markets: CEO
NEW YORK – Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is considering expanding alternative investments in Asian emerging markets,...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Super-rich Koreans eye return to stocks despite weaker economy
The super-rich in South Korea are eyeing stocks for investments despite a slowdown in Asia’s fourth-largest economy this year, expecting the lo...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean PE firm STIC taps Bain & Co senior partner for PE business
South Korean private equity firm STIC Investments Inc. is set to hire Lee Hyukjin, a senior partner of global management consulting firm Bain & C...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
S.Korean sovereign wealth fund KIC to set up Mumbai office
Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has kicked off procedures to open a Mumbai-based office later this year, The Korea Economic ...
Mar 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
S.Korea's KIC to strengthen responsible investments
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) plans to actively voice its opinions on portfolio companies' management over the next two years to tighten its res...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
Korean sovereign wealth fund KIC logs record loss in 2022
Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) posted the largest annual loss last year since its inception in 2005, according to its 2022...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC buys stake in US credit asset manager Golub Capital
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has made its first direct investment in an asset management firm, the South Korean sovereign wealth fund said on D...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea's $35 bn plan yet to ease Legoland default woes
South Korea’s $35 billion rescue plan provided a temporary painkiller to the domestic bond markets rattled by Legoland Korea developer’s ...
Oct 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC appoints Lee Hoon as CIO and Jung Ho-seok as CRO
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) said on Wednesday it has promoted Lee Hoon, its former head of investment strategy and innovation division, to the...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC taps investment strategy head Lee Hoon as CIO
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is set to appoint Lee Hoon, the senior managing director and head of the investment strategy & innovation div...
Aug 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC posts 8.83% return on alternative assets since inception
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), the South Korean sovereign wealth fund, posted a 9.13% annualized return on total assets and $205 billion on ass...
May 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC, PE firm WWG to invest $450 mn in equipment maker Duravant
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), the South Korean sovereign wealth fund, and private equity firm White Whale Group (WWG) are slated to jointly inv...
May 26, 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 Corpora...
May 12, 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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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC boosts hedge fund investing with Seoul Guarantee Insurance
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) signed an agreement on Feb. 24 with Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company (SGI) to co-invest in overseas hedge funds,...
Feb 24, 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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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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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC buys $1.9 mn worth of shares in crypto platform Coinbase
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), managing $205 billion in assets as of the end-2021, has invested in US cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase...
Feb 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
Premium OnlyKIC eyes tech, healthcare, telecoms via PE and VC
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) aims to increase alternative investment to 25% of its total investment by 2025 as well as rank among the world's 1...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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