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Energy
SK to co-invest $50 mn in US-based Fulcrum BioEnergy
South Korea's SK Inc. on Thursday said it would co-invest $50 million in the US-based Fulcrum BioEnergy with a domestic private equity fund, in a bi...
Dec 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
POSCO CEO says split-off units will never be listed
POSCO Group Chairman and Chief Executive Choi Jeong-woo on Monday reaffirmed the group's determination not to list on the stock market the steelmaki...
Dec 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
POBA, CalSTRS invest $40 mn in California multifamily assets
South Korea’s pension fund Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and US retirement fund The California State Teachers’ Retiremen...
Dec 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Patrizia sells Astro Tower in Brussels on behalf of Korean LPs
Patrizia AG, a Germany-based global leading real estate investment firm, said on Dec. 13 it has sold the shares of the company owning Brussels&rsq...
Dec 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
POSCO approves holding company plan for eco-friendly business
South Korea’s POSCO Co. is set to split off the company to launch an investment holding firm, 21 years after its privatization. The move aims ...
Dec 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Brokerages rush to outsourced fund management market
South Korea's brokerage companies are jumping into the outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) market, outmaneuvering asset management firms, as ...
Dec 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
Former KIC real estate head to serve as ADQ's chief investment officer
Cha Hoon, the former head of real estate investment at Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is moving to Abu Dhabi’s state holding firm Abu Dhab...
Dec 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
KTB Asset invests $51 mn in Norwegian shipowner Knutsen
South Korea’s KTB Asset Management Co. and Hanwha Investment & Securities Co. have jointly invested 60 billion won ($50.7 mililion) in s...
Dec 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Mirae Asset joins $260 mn funding for food delivery startup Jokr
Mirae Asset Global Investment Co., South Korea’s leading asset manager, has participated in a $260 million Series B funding for Jokr, a New ...
Dec 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
POSCO mulls holding company structure to raise enterprise value
South Korea's largest steelmaker POSCO is considering splitting up the company to launch an investment holding firm as part of efforts to enhan...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Polar Asset joins NPS' hedge fund managers in Q3
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea selected Toronto-based Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. as a new mandate of hedge fund managers in t...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
NPS adds Warburg Pincus as real estate asset manager in Q3
The National Pension Service added New York-based private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC to its pool of 58 global real estate investment manager...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advanced materials
SK’s holding firm completes merger with materials arm
SK Inc., the investment and holding company of South Korea’s conglomerate SK Group, completed the merger with SK Materials Co. with aim to exp...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea Post to select GPs for €200 mn real estate fund
Korea Post, South Korea's state-run postal service agency, said its savings arm will select two asset managers of an open-end commingled blind poo...
Nov 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
SEMA to increase Asia-based infra assets, CIO says
Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-Aid Association (SEMA), one of the fastest-growing retirement pension fund in South Korea, will increase inf...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
IGIS beats Blackstone, Brookfield in Asian real estate AUM
IGIS Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest real estate asset manager, was ranked as the world’s second-largest asset management ...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korea’s Midas Asset buys logistics center in Italy for €200 mn
South Korea’s Midas Asset Management Co. has bought a logistics center leased to Amazon, the world’s top online shopping mall, in Italy ...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung, Korea Post create $336 mn overseas alternative investment fund
South Korea's largest insurance company Samsung Life Insurance Co. and state-run postal savings and insurance agency Korea Post’s insurance ...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Mirae Asset Global Investments posts record-high Q1-Q3 net profit
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. announced on Nov. 15 that its operating profit and net profit for the first three quarters came in at 312.4 bil...
Nov 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative Investments
Korea's major LPs to focus on core assets in US and Europe
The chief investment officers of 10 South Korean major limited partners (LPs), including pension funds, mutual aid associations and life insurance c...
Nov 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Oaktree Capital Management
[ASK 2021] Embracing ESG: The Challenge for Multi-Asset Managers
Embracing ESG: The Challenge for Multi-Asset Managers Discuss the complexities firms encounter when addressing ESG globally a...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alderwood Capital
[ASK 2021] The Case for Investing in the Asset Management Industry through GP Stakes
Founded in 2020 Alderwood is an investor in asset management GP stakes. The team behind Alderwood has invested together for 20 years, making it ...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Naver, Mirae Asset ramp up investment in India’s promising startups
South Korea’s top online platform operator Naver Corp. and brokerage giant Mirae Asset Securities Co. are aggressively investing in promi...
Oct 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
NPS to up strategic partnerships with global institutions
The National Pension Service (NPS) will increase strategic investments with leading global institutional investors to boost overseas alternative inv...
Oct 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
What to do with office buildings is biggest concern: POBA CIO
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association CIO Jang Dong-hun said on Wednesday that in the pandemic situation, POBA's real estate investment...
Oct 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Koramco puts $103 mn in funds for US university housing
Koramco Asset Management Co., one of the top asset managers in Korea and a 100% subsidiary of Koramco REITs Management & Trust Co., said on Oc...
Oct 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
KTCU to be Korea’s first pension fund to invest in cryptocurrency ETF
South Korea’s second largest institutional investor Korean Teachers' Credit Union (KTCU), with $40.2 billion under management, is eyeing its f...
Oct 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC says traditional assets dwarf alternatives in 2019-20
The strong performance of traditional assets such as equities has resulted in a decrease in the proportion of alternative assets at Korea Investment...
Oct 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korean companies stockpile record-level dollar holdings
South Korean companies have built up their dollar holdings to record levels, following record-breaking shipment growth this year, as rising raw mate...
Oct 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Hilton Seoul to be redeveloped as mixed-use complex
Millennium Hilton Seoul will likely join the ranks of five-star hotels in downtown Seoul that were sold for redevelopment into luxury residential or...
Oct 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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