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Korean games
Com2uS announces plans to build real-life-like metaverse platform
South Korea’s Com2uS Studios, the creator of the popular game Summoners War, said on Thursday it will unveil a real-life-like metaverse platfo...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
European direct lending offers investment edge: Permira
The direct lending market is garnering investor attention as it has performed well during periods of market volatility. As banks are cautious to t...
Aug 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea's NPS upped alternative investment by 33% in 2021
The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea committed 204.4 trillion won ($156.7 billion) to alternative investment as of end-2021, up 32.7% f...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Hanwha Life to spur global real estate investment via US subsidiary
South Korea’s Hanwha Life Insurance Co. is set to kick off direct investment in overseas real estate via its subsidiary in the US, according t...
Aug 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Korea Inc. rushes to cut debt as interest rates surge
South Korean companies scrambled for lowering debts and borrowing costs with new financial and business strategies as interest rates on corporate lo...
Aug 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea's Vestas launches second $231 mn European warehouse fund
South Korea’s Vestas Investment Management Co. has created a 300 billion won ($231.2 million) blind pool fund for Europe-based logistics cente...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Korean firms rush to sell real estate to raise cash
South Korean companies are selling real estate and subsidiaries to raise cash as accelerating inflation, rising interest rates and the soft won all ...
Jul 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Development will outperform in post-COVID era: Principal Real Estate
Real estate is in the global investor spotlight amid skyrocketing inflation. However, not all property sectors or locations will offer the same infl...
Jul 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Commercial real estate market in Seoul shrinks in H1 2022
The commercial real estate market in Seoul slowed this year, according to a report by South Korean online property platform RSquare. The sum of the ...
Jul 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korean firms eye alternative assets for safer investments, survey finds
South Korean corporates are increasingly eyeing alternative assets seeking downside protection amid interest rate hikes and equity and bond price dr...
Jul 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Investors may see tough credit cycle in direct lending: TCW Private Credit
As economic uncertainties grow amid rate hikes and inflation, South Korean institutional investors are eyeing direct lending for safer investment an...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Residential, urban logistics in Europe are attractive: Patrizia
Despite a number of global market uncertainties, there is value in real assets where rental income grows faster than inflation, Mahdi Mokrane, head ...
Jun 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean firms increase share in domestic office market
The International Finance Center in Seoul (IFC Seoul) drew interest from only six bidders at the end of last year, and Singapore-based ARA Korea was...
Jun 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Virtual humans expand territory in real world
Virtual humans are taking an active part in the real world, expanding their influence in various sectors such as advertising, music, commerce and ed...
May 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
Korean real estate investors look to secure liquidity post-pandemic
South Korean real estate investors prefer liquidity and stable payback on investment, as well as investing in debts amid market uncertainty. The lim...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
Korean LPs seek different strategies for private equity, debt
Key asset owners of South Korea will keep their mid- to long-term plans for alternative asset management despite the current macroeconomic risks, as...
May 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Former NPS real estate chief named Allianz RE's Asia head
Kim Hyun-soo, a former real estate investment head of South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), has been named Asia head of Allianz Real Estate,...
May 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Behind the Scenes
Why GS Group keeps debt-ridden, cash-guzzling affiliate afloat
GS Group, a South Korean energy-to-retail conglomerate, has an unlisted affiliate that the group largely keeps out of the public eye but is occasion...
May 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
KFCC to focus on ESG values in real asset investment
The Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC), a South Korean community bank managing 70 trillion won ($55.1 billion) in assets, is ...
May 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea's top real estate managers bulk up assets in COVID-19
Real estate funds in South Korea have increased by 27% to 130 trillion won ($101.4 billion) from 102 trillion won over the past two years, accordi...
May 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
POBA targets PE in tech, bio, healthcare in long term, CIO says
Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea will keep its focus on steady cash flow while strengthening profitability, its Chief Inve...
May 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Doosan Enerbility turns around with reform, new orders
South Korea's major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. has significantly improved its financial health, with its debt-to-equity ratio tumblin...
May 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Baring PEA to refinance two Korean lenders to recoup investment
Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia is planning to raise a total of 674 billion won ($532 million) in loans for South Korea's Acuon Capital a...
May 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
IGIS, KKR to found JV for real estate investment in Korea
US private equity investment giant KKR & Co. and IGIS Asset Management Co., the largest real estate fund manager in South Korea, will set up a j...
Apr 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Blackstone taps ex-Citibank Korea CEO as Seoul office head
The Blackstone Group has named Ha Yung-Ku, who had led Citibank Korea for nearly 14 years, as chairman of its South Korean operations as the US inve...
Apr 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
73% of LPs to ramp up global warehouse investment
Key asset owners of South Korea are eyeing logistics centers and multifamily housing for real estate investing while planning to reduce exposure to ho...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Direct lending remains the top PD strategy for Korean LPs
Around 70% of South Korean key asset owners will expand their exposure to global private debt, expecting steady streams of cash flow, according to a r...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea Post to hire two GPs for global infrastructure debt
Korea Post, South Korea's state-run postal service agency, said on April 14 that its insurance arm will select two asset managers for a maxi...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Korea Dongkuk targets record profit on Brazil CSP’s brisk earnings
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., South Korea’s third-largest steelmaker, is expected to continue to benefit from the strong earnings of its Brazilian u...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK chief nominee to curb household debt through interest rates
South Korea’s central bank chief nominee said on Friday he will use interest rates to tackle household debt in Asia’s fourth-largest eco...
Apr 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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