Committee of Foreign Investments in the US
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Fiera Capital
[ASK2020] Investing in Global Mid-Market Infrastructure
Fiera Capital is an independent global asset management firm with a multi-boutique approach, with over USD125 billion in assets under management...
Oct 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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LTL Investments
[ASK2020] US Multifamily Opportunities
LTL Investments was established in 1995 to handle foreign investments in US multifamily real estate. Sourcing and managing investments directly,...
Oct 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Michael Breen on Korean Peninsula
Why Korea struggles to manage the US, China
As the United States and China fight like proverbial whales in the ocean, middle power dolphins like South Korea must strategize to avoid being crushe...
Oct 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IFM Investors
[ASK2020] The outlook for US Infrastructure Debt
IFM Investors was established more than 25 years ago with the aim to protect and grow the retirement savings of pension fund members. IFM manage...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Neuberger Berman
[ASK2020] The Landscape for GP Minority Investments
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of strategies includin...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hamilton Lane
[ASK2020] Why is co-investment an attractive tool for investors?
Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) is a leading alternative investment management firm providing innovative private markets solutions to sophisticated...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiera Capital
[ASK 2020] Real Estate Investing in these unprecedented times
Fiera Capital is an independent global asset management firm with a multi-boutique approach, with over USD125 billion in assets under management ...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply permit
Samsung Display, Asia's first to win Huawei supply permit
Samsung Display Co., a leading South Korean display panel maker, has received a permit from the US to supply certain panels to Huawei Technologies Co....
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business expansion
Shinhan closing in on HSBC to be top foreign bank in Vietnam
Shinhan Bank Vietnam Ltd., the Vietnamese subsidiary of Shinhan Bank, is close to becoming the top foreign bank in Vietnam thanks to its solid perform...
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
TPG to invest $222 mn in mobile banking app KakaoBank
TPG will acquire a 2.7% stake in South Korea’s mobile banking app KakaoBank for 250 billion won ($222 million) ahead of an initial public offeri...
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternatives
Korean insurers, Shinhan Alternative commit $130 mn in KKR CMBS fund
South Korea's insurers along with Shinhan Alternative Investment Management Inc. have committed $130 million in the real estate stabilized credit (RES...
Oct 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
KKR mulls investment in Hyundai Heavy's maintenance arm
South Korea's leading shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. is in talks with global private equity firm KKR to secure investments as part ...
Oct 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean won hits 19-month high; all eyes on US election
The South Korean won is riding high against the dollar amid expectations of a new US stimulus package, as presidential candidate Joe Biden’s lik...
Oct 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS forms co-investment partnership with Dutch pension
The National Pension Service has formed a strategic alliance with Dutch pension fund manager APG, through which they recently made co-investments in A...
Oct 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
US-China tensions push S. Korea to find middle way
The US and China trade disputes are unlikely to fade, whoever wins the Nov. 3 US presidential election, and South Korea needs to find a middle way bet...
Oct 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK Summit 2020
KED to host alternative investment summit for Korean, global asset managers
The Korea Economic Daily (KED) is hosting its global alternative investment conference ASK 2020 in Seoul on Oct. 28 for Korean institutional investo...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
KIC CEO to step up startup, ESG investments
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will step up investment in startups and environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed investment as it aims to ...
Oct 16, 2020 (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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ASK Summit 2020
KED to host alternative investment summit for Korean, global asset managers
The Korea Economic Daily (KED) is hosting its global alternative investment conference ASK 2020 in Seoul on Oct. 28 for Korean institutional investors...
Oct 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
SEMA to favor PEF and PDF investments over real estate
Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-Aid Association (SEMA), one of the fastest-growing mutual aid associations in South Korea, plans to favor invest...
Oct 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Hana to launch $38 mn retail fund for US property deal
Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. plans to raise 43 billion won ($38 million) from a retail fund for its investment in an office building in north...
Oct 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Teachers' Credit Union
Korean teachers' fund pockets sweet returns from US cloud-based platform
The Korean Teachers' Credit Union (KTCU) has secured returns nearly four times its $37.6 million investment in the US cloud-based platform provider El...
Oct 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis to invest $25 mn in UK vehicle smart display firm
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, said on Oct. 7 it will invest $25 million in a UK automotive smart display company in...
Oct 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS extends term for CIO Ahn Hyo-joon; likely to drive overseas investment
Ahn Hyo-joon, the incumbent chief investment officer at the National Pension Service will see his term extended by one year, the NPS and the Ministry ...
Oct 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Korea Investment acquires California-based office building worth $86 mn
Korea Investment & Securities Co. has acquired a luxury office building in Orange County, California valued at around 100 billion won ($86 million...
Oct 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Multi asset funds
Yellow Umbrella Mutual to invest $500 mn in global multi-asset funds
The Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund, a $12 billion savings arm for South Korea’s small business owners, has entrusted two Korean asset managers ...
Oct 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Robust SUV sales drive Korean carmakers’ US market share to 9-yr high
South Korean automakers’ share of the US passenger car market has risen to its highest level in nine years, boosted by brisk sales of sport util...
Oct 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
Samsung creeps up on Apple in US online smartphone sales
Samsung Electronics Co. has sharply narrowed its gap with Apple Inc. in the US online smartphone market during the second quarter of this year to arri...
Sep 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Foreign cloud service providers led by Amazon, MS play big in Korea
Global cloud service providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) are taking a greater share of South Korea’s serverless computing market, where ...
Sep 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Lotte Group to invest $258 mn in Doosan Solus to boost footing in EV market
Lotte Group will commit 300 billion won ($257.5 million) to Doosan Solus Co., a battery copper foil and OLED materials maker acquired by SkyLake Inves...
Sep 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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