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Private equity
PEFs claim one-third of S.Korea's M&A deals in H1
Private equity firms (PEFs) have participated in one in every three buyout deals involving South Korean companies in the first six months of the yea...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021 Interview
Secondary PE deals headed for record year: Pomona Capital
Secondary private equity deals have been the fastest-growing segment of the private equity market for several years and this year, they could exceed...
Jun 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Teachers' fund nets about $155 mn from Aberdeen's PPP projects
The Korean Teachers' Credit Union (KTCU) has netted a combined 173 billion won ($155 million) from its eight-year investment of A$100.8 million ($77...
Jun 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanon sale takes shape; Valeo, Mahle, LG among potential bidders
The much-touted sale of South Korea’s Hanon Systems Corp. is taking solid shape with names of potential bidders floating around in the market ...
Jun 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korean military fund to double average investment size
South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) intends to nearly double its average investment size to 100 billion won ($88 million) as ...
Mar 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul office building transactions at record high in 2020
Brisk investment demand drove office building prices higher in Seoul and its southern neighboring area last year, with their combined transactio...
Jan 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS divides global securities division into equity, fixed income
The National Pension Service has divided up its global public market division into Global Equity and Global Fixed Income divisions as part of a plan...
Jan 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Live commerce app Grip posts over $22 mn in transactions
South Korea-based live commerce app Grip saw its cumulative transaction amount surpass 24 billion won ($22.2 million), just two years after its ince...
Jan 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFP
Korea Post plans $87 mn US fixed income investment
Korea Post’s insurance arm is planning to select two asset management companies for around 100 billion won ($87.4 million) in US fixed-income in...
Oct 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset allocation
NPS logs positive H1 return led by fixed incomes, alternatives
The National Pension Service eked out a 0.5% return on financial investments in the first half of this year, supported by solid gains from fixed-incom...
Aug 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFP
[RFP] POBA seeks two global fixed-income managers for $350 mn mandate
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) plans to allocate a combined $350 million to two global fixed-income investment companies, i...
Aug 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Patrizia
Europe’s residential property market to fare better than fixed income: Patrizia
Europe’s residential property market will likely continue to fare better than fixed-income assets on the prospect of interest rates remaining lo...
Aug 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul apartments’ average selling price tops 1 billion won for first time
The average selling price of apartment units in Seoul has surpassed the psychologically important 1 billion won ($845,000) mark for the first time, al...
Aug 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
NPS' 2019 investment return at 10-yr high on equities, fixed incomes
The National Pension Service (NPS) reported a preliminary 11% return on investments in 2019, its best annual result in a decade, supported by double-d...
Feb 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS to double proportion of overseas fixed-income investment by 2024
The National Pension Service (NPS) will more than double the proportion of overseas fixed-income investment to around 10% by the end of 2024 by when g...
Jun 03, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Blockchain technology to cut property transaction cost: Bitcoin.com CEO
“The impact of blockchain technology will not be limited within financial markets. Blockchain technology will also impact real estate transactions, sm...
Jul 27, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks overseas fixed-income managers for emerging sovereign bond fund
- On June 1, 2016, Korea Post’s insurance asset management bureau posts a request for proposal to invest in dollar-denominated sovereign bonds of emer...
Jun 03, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks fixed-income managers for U.S. corporate bond investment
- Proposal submission due by June 7, 2016; final selection set for July 2016 - To pick 2 firms for publicly-offered funds with minimum $300 mln AUM...
May 26, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)