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Sovereign wealth funds

  • Sovereign wealth funds

    KIC, NongHyup, Suhyup to co-invest $300 mn in overseas hedge funds

    Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is slated to jointly invest a combined $300 million in overseas hedge funds with Korea’s National Agricultur...

    Nov 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

  • Sovereign wealth funds

    Real estate investment head resigns from KIC

    The head of real estate investment at Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has resigned from the South Korean sovereign wealth fund. Cha Hoon, appointe...

    Nov 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

  • Sovereign wealth funds

    KIC says traditional assets dwarf alternatives in 2019-20

    The strong performance of traditional assets such as equities has resulted in a decrease in the proportion of alternative assets at Korea Investment ...

    Oct 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

  • Sovereign wealth funds

    KIC says to boost VC deals to lift long-term returns

    The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will step up venture capital investments in North America to lift its long-term returns, the sovereign wealth ...

    Oct 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

  • Sovereign wealth funds

    KIC advised to invest in Europe's residential market

    Europe's residential real estate market has stronger growth potential than the US housing facilities, given the growing preference among millennials ...

    Sep 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

  • Sovereign wealth funds

    KIC replaces infrastructure, real estate heads

    The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) on Tuesday replaced its infrastructure and real estate investment heads, in a senior management reshuffle foll...

    Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

  • Sovereign wealth funds

    KIC aims to boost alternatives to 25% by 2027

    The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will gradually increase alternative investments such as venture capital, private equity and debt, and infrastr...

    Jul 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

  • Sovereign wealth funds

    KIC appoints career bureaucrat as new CEO

    Jin Seoungho, an ex-senior finance ministry official in South Korea, will take office as Korea Investment Corporation's (KIC) new chief executive on ...

    May 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

  • Sovereign wealth funds

    KIC opens San Francisco office to boost VC deals

    The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) officially opened its San Francisco office on Mar. 26, as part of its efforts to improve deal sourcing and inc...

    Mar 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

  • Sovereign wealth funds

    KIC names new private equity, absolute return heads

    The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has named new heads of its private equity and absolute return groups this week, following the replacement of i...

    Mar 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

  • Sovereign wealth funds

    KIC sees pre-pandemic level economic recovery as early as H2

    A senior investment manager of the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) said on Thursday that the global economy may return to pre-pandemic levels late...

    Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

  • Sovereign wealth funds

    KIC replaces alternative investment strategy, PE heads

    Korea Investment Corporation has appointed new heads of alternative investment strategy and private equity in a senior management reshuffle carried o...

    Dec 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

  • Fund inflows

    Global funds flow into S.Korea as investors look to life after COVID-19

    An increasing amount of global funds are flowing into South Korea as advances in COVID-19 vaccine development and a weaker dollar boost investors&rsq...

    Nov 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)

    2 Min read

  • Sovereign wealth funds

    KIC joins One Planet Sovereign Wealth Fund to bolster climate change efforts

    In a move to bolster its climate change efforts, Korea Investment Corporation has joined a group of international sovereign wealth funds in their aim ...

    Nov 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

  • Sovereign wealth funds

    KIC CEO Choi Heenam named S.Korea’s financial ambassador

    South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed Choi Heenam, chief executive of the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), as the country's...

    Nov 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

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