Korean Investors

[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] KIC eyes Asia, small firms for undervalued assets
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is looking to diversify its portfolio into emerging markets, in particular Asia, and will chase smaller-sized firms and growth strategy in search of undervalued assets, its chief executive said on May 17. The sover
May 17, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks global private debt fund managers for up to $300 mn
Korea Post's savings unit announced a plan on May 17 to invest up to $300 million in overseas private debt funds focusing on mezzanine and distresse...
May 17, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC’s 2016 investment return swings to positive
Korea Investment Corporation’s (KIC) investment return swung to a positive 4.35% in 2016, helped by solid returns from stock and bond portfolios. In ...
May 13, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks single offshore commingled hedge fund houses
Korea Post’s insurance unit on May 12 announced a plan to select global fund managers running single offshore commingled hedge funds by July, and will...
May 12, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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AMP Capital’s infrastructure fund raises $260 mn from Korean investors
South Korea’s police and scientist funds and insurers have committed $260 million to a global infrastructure fund of Australia’s AMP Capital which rai...
May 12, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS studies stewardship code adoption in 2017
The National Pension Service (NPS) is preparing to introduce a Stewardship Code which is aimed at encouraging institutional investors to actively part...
May 10, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks global fund of hedge fund managers
Korea Post’s insurance unit on May 8 posted a request for proposals of multi-strategy funds of hedge funds. It will receive proposals by 5 pm, May 19...
May 08, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean regulator moves to scrutinize savings funds’ financial health
South Korea’s savings funds may come under direct supervision of the country’s top financial watchdog as the Financial Services Commission (FSC) is se...
May 08, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NongHyup Financial raising $264 mn infrastructure blind fund: report
NongHyup Financial Group Inc., a holding company of South Korea’s national agricultural cooperative, is raising a 300 billion won ($264 million) blind...
May 07, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Korean fund for small firms to allot $440 mn to alternatives in 2017
Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund, South Korea’s savings fund for small-sized business owners, will likely allocate 300 billion won ($265 million)...
May 04, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea construction crews’ fund gives $70 mn mandates to Park Square, Goldman
South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMAA) has selected Park Square Capital for 40 billion won ($35 million) private debt inves...
May 01, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea scientists’ fund in push for co-investments in overseas assets: report
Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-aid Association (SEMA) will commit about 20 billion won ($18 million) to a fund of Morgan Stanley Energy Partner...
Apr 27, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rockpoint’s core-plus, value-added fund may draw $380 mn from Korean investors
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. are likely ...
Apr 26, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Teachers’ Pension announces new overseas alternative investment head
The Korea Teachers’ Pension on April 24 named its domestic alternative investment head Young-sin Jeong as new head of overseas alternative investments...
Apr 25, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean firms to buy $88 mn US power plant-backed debts from US bank
Four South Korean institutional investors will acquire 100 billion won ($88 million) worth of senior debts secured on two US gas-fired power plants fr...
Apr 25, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS to invest $100 mn in BBAM’s blind-pool aircraft fund
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will make its first investment in a blind-pool aircraft fund by committing $100 million to a $1 billion f...
Apr 24, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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GEPS names ex-head of Prudential’s former Korean unit as CIO
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) of South Korea on April 24 appointed Chang-hoon Lee, a former head of US Prudential Financial’s previo...
Apr 24, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Heungkuk Asset raises $114 mn to invest in senior debt of Emirates Airline’s aircraft
Heungkuk Asset Management Co. Ltd. , a unit of South Korea’s textile, financial services and media group, closed a 130 billion won ($114 million) fund...
Apr 24, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NH Investment set to buy Tokyo office building for $308 mn
The brokerage arm of South Korea’s national agricultural cooperative has decided to acquire a 23-story skyscraper in Tokyo, for about 350 billion won ...
Apr 23, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ per employee AUM rises to $2.1 bn in 2016: report
Each investment management staff at South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) oversaw 2.4 trillion won ($2.1 billion) in assets in 2016 on average,...
Apr 21, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Investments seeks to raise up to €200 million for BC Partners’ buyout fund
Hyundai Investments Co. Ltd., wholly owned by Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd., is seeking to raise between €100 million ($107 million) an...
Apr 20, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Castlelake’s aviation fund may draw $200 mn from Korean investors: report
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA), the Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-aid Association and other South Korean institutional invest...
Apr 19, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset poised to buy German building for €300 mn: report
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. was recently named as a preferred buyer of an office tower in Frankfurt’s banking district, Taunusanlage 8 (T8...
Apr 14, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Asset raises €44.2 million in FoF to invest in CVC private debt fund
The investment firm of South Korea’s Hana Financial Group has raised €44.2 million ($47 million) mostly from domestic life insurers through a private ...
Apr 14, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea construction workers’ fund to pick two debt fund managers for $70 mn
(Corrected: The CWMA source on April 13 corrected the timetable of the planned debt manager selection to “soon”, and added that it has already begun t...
Apr 13, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Life taps Europe, Chinese investors to sell London building
Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd. is sounding out potential buyers in Europe and China for the London headquarters building of Commerzbank AG, 30 Gresha...
Apr 12, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean military fund names equity head as financial division CIO
The Military Mutual Aid Association’s (MMAA) former equity head Jae Dong Kim was installed this month as its first chief investment officer chosen fro...
Apr 11, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NH Investment drops talks to buy L’Oréal building near Paris
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has pulled out of negotiations to buy an office building under construction in a suburb of Paris after a due d...
Apr 11, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Financial underwrites $75 mn senior debt for US solar power plant
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. has underwritten $75 million senior debts sold by a Swiss private asset manager to fund a US solar power plant acqu...
Apr 11, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean insurers invest $102 mn in senior debts of Manhattan building
Three South Korean insurance firms have invested 115 billion won ($102 million) in senior secured debts of a building in Manhattan, New York which is ...
Apr 07, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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