When you’re going to San Francisco
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Reinsurance
Carlyle to enter Korea’s reinsurance market with Korean Re for embattled insurers
The Carlyle Group has joined hands with Korean Re, the largest reinsurer in South Korea, to become the first co-reinsurance providers in a market esti...
Aug 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPO
[Upcoming IPO] PUBG creator to go public to finance IP expansion
Investors are paying close attention to the Korean game holding company Krafton as it is expected to be this year's hottest initial public offering. T...
Jul 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth
KIC to boost startup investment with new San Francisco office
Korea Investment Corporation will open a San Francisco office within the year to improve its deal sourcing capability for technology startups and othe...
Feb 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA to re-up for Europe property SMA with $224 mn: report
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will commit an additional 250 billion won ($224 million) for core-plus and value-add property investme...
Aug 01, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS concerned over loss of trust; CIO calls for going back to basics
The ongoing investigations into the National Pension Service (NPS) by special prosecutors have crippled the South Korean fund’s operations, and its ch...
Jan 03, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Korean Money Going Abroad] Korea insurers up overseas investments, eyeing foreign asset managers
South Korean insurance companies have been raising investments in overseas investments by more than 50% since the start of this year and also consider...
Jun 22, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Korean Money Going Abroad] NPS to slash net increase in Korean stock investment by 95% in 2017
South Korean investors, led by the National Pension Service (NPS), have been ramping up overseas investments while trimming domestic portfolios, a mov...
Jun 22, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Editor's Note] Moves: KIC greets new CIO; NPS lets three senior managers go, ahead of office relocation
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund managing $96 billion foreign exchange reserves, has recently named Kang Shin-w...
Jun 16, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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