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Personal debt
A generation indebted: Young Koreans struggle under record loans in Q1
Young South Koreans are drowning in debt.Korean youths in their 20s and 30s are reeling under growing personal debt as they aggressively take out pe...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Motor invests $100 mn in US battery startup SES
Hyundai Motor Co. is set to invest $100 million in US-based electric vehicle battery startup SolidEnergy Systems (SES) to obtain next-generation tec...
Jul 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
POBA eyes life science buildings, student housing in Europe via SMA
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is targeting life science buildings, last-mile distribution centers and student housing fa...
Jun 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
POBA commits over $200 mn to Europe-focused real estate SMA
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has committed 270 billion won ($240 million) to a separately managed account (SMA) focusin...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung walks tightrope on US investment; invited to White House talks
Samsung Electronics Co., the only South Korean company invited to a special White House meeting on the global semiconductor shortage, is likely to f...
Apr 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean battery shares tumble as VW gears up for in-house production
Shares of South Koreas’ major battery makers tumbled on Tuesday after Volkswagen AG announced it will gradually switch the type of batteries u...
Mar 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean 100-year-old traditional house becomes trendy destination for cafe-goers
The life of a building emulates the human experience more than we suspect -- encountering countless number of people, wearing down with age, and event...
Sep 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real Estate
Korea Investment near $120 mn deal to buy student housing in Texas
Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. is close to acquiring a new student housing building near the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) for...
Sep 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFP
[Updated RFP] Korea Post seeks two global debt fund houses for $170 mn mandate
(On August 25, Korea Post extended the deadline for submitting proposals for its global debt investment mandate to August 31, 2020 from August 19, 202...
Aug 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
POBA to commit $120 mn to US housing development fund
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will commit $120 million to a US single-family housing development fund worth about 750 billion won ($...
Mar 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea Post
Greystar, Patrizia secure Korea Post’s $100 mn housing investment
US-based Greystar Real Estate Partners and Germany’s Patrizia AG have won a $100 million mandate from Korea Post to invest in the housing sector...
Dec 13, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Hana Fin-led JV buys 4 US student housing properties for $325 mn
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. and Chicago-based Scion Group have acquired a portfolio of four newly-developed student housing facilities for $325...
Nov 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Meritz Sec commits $425 mn to India’s housing finance platform
Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. has committed $425 million to a housing finance platform in India as an anchor investor, in its first foray into the countr...
Nov 14, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Korea Investment acquires US student housing for $250 mn
Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has acquired five US student housing for $250 million, in the first direct investment by a South Korean fir...
Oct 10, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post plans $200 mn global housing investment
Korea Post’s savings arm plans to select two global real estate managers to invest $200 million, or 200 million euros, in the housing market in the US...
Sep 23, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA earmarks $175 mn for Japan housing; picks Europe debt funds
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has allocated 200 billion won ($175 million) for initial investments in Japan’s multifamily residentia...
Apr 10, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post Savings seeks infra fund houses for $200 mn mandates
Korea Post’s savings unit plans to select two blind-pool infrastructure funds with focus on developed countries to invest up to $200 million, accordin...
Feb 12, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks global infrastructure fund houses for $500 mn
Korea Post plans to commit up to $500 million to global infrastructure blind-pool funds to make equity investments in core infrastructure assets, acco...
Apr 24, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean hedge fund house co-invests in $40 mn Florida building purchase
South Korea’s small hedge fund company Anda Asset Management Co. Ltd. has invested $8 million in a $40 million joint acquisition of a four-story offic...
Aug 21, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks six global equity fund houses
Korea Post’s savings unit plans to select two global stock managers for exchange-traded fund (ETF) investment around the end of September, and four ot...
Jul 28, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post to select two Europe equity fund houses in July
Korea Post’s insurance unit is looking for two active-type Europe stock investment houses for a two-year investment period, according to its request f...
May 29, 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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NPS seeks higher pay raise for in-house fund managers ahead of office relocation
The National Pension Service (NPS) is pushing forward a plan to raise the basic pay for in-house fund management staff by about 9% on average in 2016,...
Aug 02, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
HOLD: S.Korea's president-elect vows heavy govt spending
The ruling Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday was elected as South Korea's next president, pledging heavy government spending such as cas...
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HOLD: S.Korea's president-elect vows heavy govt spending
The ruling Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday was elected as South Korea's next president, pledging heavy government spending such as cash ...
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Corporate investment
US visa quotas hamstring Korean manufacturers’ US expansion
South Korean manufacturing companies have tripled investments in building plants in the US over the past three years, but labor shortages are slammi...
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