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Korea Post is planning to select about two energy infrastructure funds within the year as it is seeking to raise exposure to global infrastructure a...

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and the Korea Teachers’ Pension will step up real estate and infrastructure investments in Asia and other eme...

The National Pension Service (NPS) is building regionally diversified portfolios in pursuit of both profitability and stability, said its chief execut...

South Korean asset owners are increasingly turning to non-dollar assets because the weakening US dollar erodes expected returns after currency hedging...

The National Pension Service (NPS) plans to commit fresh capital to about four additional mid-cap private equity funds this year, focusing on the mana...

The National Pension Service (NPS) is studying investing in a single hedge fund and the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will switch towards small-s...

Major South Korean institutional investors plan to raise exposure further to credit investments in search of steady cashflows and expect to see more i...

The Teachers’ Pension and the Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) are turning to the Asian private equity market with focus on growth sectors such ...

Korea Post’s insurance unit is looking for new alternative long-duration assets to meet demand for long-term stable yields, because the recent rush in...

Korea Investment Cooperation (KIC) is zooming in on lending to small to medium-sized companies and targets Asian private equity deals in pursuit of mi...

The National Pension Service (NPS) will improve the role of its overseas offices in New York, London and Singapore to increase direct investment in al...

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) and Korea Post are not considering lowering targeted returns of their global real estate and infrastructure portfol...

South Korean retirement funds and insurance firms will look to public private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects in the UK and other developed ...

Top South Korean institutional investors will remain focused on property-backed debt and Europe for real estate investment in 2018 because of valuatio...

Korea Investment Corporation’s (KIC) Chief Investment Officer Shinwoo Kang said the sovereign wealth fund is seeking transformative ideas to make them...

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) Chief Investment Officer Shinwoo Kang will give a keynote speech in a global real estate and infrastructure summit ...

National Pension Service (NPS), Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) and Korea Post are piling into mezzanine debt tranches in search of higher yields, ...

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is looking at small and medium-sized hedge fund managers to take a bigger chunk of a deal, and the sovereign wealth...

South Korean insurance companies are looking for co-investment in overseas alternatives with general partners, and leaning towards larger GPs in the i...

Private debt recently became one of the most favored asset classes for South Korean asset owners, alongside co-investments in overseas alternatives. ...

When Korea Post issued a request for proposals on May 17 for global private debt investment of up to $300 million, the state agency added a new requir...

Korea Post is pursuing diverse alpha-generating strategies for hedge fund investment, with a plan to allocate at least 450 billion won ($401 million) ...

The National Pension Service (NPS) is considering introducing a benchmark for private debt in which it plans to increase investment, as the South Kore...

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is looking to diversify its portfolio into emerging markets, in particular Asia, and will chase smaller-sized firms...

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), the $96 billion sovereign wealth fund of South Korea, will continue to secure deals through specialized partners a...

The global alternative investment head of the National Pension Service (NPS), Sang-Hyun Yoo, cautioned about the heightened competition and price spik...

Keymen of major South Korean institutional investors, including the National Pension Service (NPS), Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) and Korea Post,...

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- NPS says its strict transparency requirement may deter talented GPs; to adopt flexible approach to solve the problem - KIC to make the best of he...

- MMAA sees active portfolio rebalancing as key requirements for hedge funds; prefers advisory firm that can accord with MMAA strategy via communicati...