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Robot chefs
Hyundai Robotics, KFC team up to make chicken-frying robot chefs
Hyundai Robotics Co. and global fried chicken franchise KFC have agreed to jointly develop automated chicken-frying robots as the South Korean industr...
Oct 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Trendy space
Biophilic, planterior design emerge as new trends for millennials
The 1994 film “Leon," known as “The Professional” in the US, became an iconic film portraying an unlikely friendship betwe...
Sep 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS looks to expand scope of ESG criteria to step up responsible investment
The National Pension Service (NPS) is seeking to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into domestic equity and bond investm...
Sep 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s EV battery trio, led by LG Chem, emerge as market’s top picks
South Korea’s three electric-vehicle battery makers have become the local market’s top picks as their combined market capitalization nearl...
Aug 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
NPS creates active management team for overseas traditional assets
The National Pension Service will set up teams in its overseas offices to directly handle active investments in traditional assets such as equiti...
Aug 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPO of Korea’s first overseas property-backed REIT receives tepid response
The initial public offering of JR Global REIT, set to be South Korea’s first listed REIT backed by overseas property, was undersubscribed 0.23 t...
Jul 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
NPS raises virus-induced threat level to grave; runs emergency team
The National Pension Service (NPS) takes the current financial market volatility caused by the COVID-19 outbreak as a grave threat and is operating it...
Mar 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
NPS abolishes Korea-focused alternatives teams for global push
The National Pension Service (NPS) has abolished Korea-focused teams under the three investment divisions of private equity, real estate and infrastru...
Jan 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset teams up with builder for $1.2 bn Asiana Airlines deal
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. has attracted Hyundai Development Company (HDC) as a strategic partner to bid for a controlling stake in debt-ridden A...
Sep 03, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS launches stewardship responsible division
The National Pension Service has set up a division to fulfill its stewardship responsibilities as South Korea’s largest institutional investor after i...
Jan 08, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT] KIC eyes emerging markets, real estate debts
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will look to a broader range of emerging markets and consider investing in real estate debts to further diversify...
Oct 28, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS chief-designate says to boost responsible investing in public projects
Former South Korean lawmaker Sung-joo Kim, named as chief executive and chairman of the National Pension Service (NPS) on Nov. 2, stressed the publi...
Nov 03, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ $600 mn RFP for local PE/VC funds receives tepid response
National Pension Service’s (NPS) recent invitation for investment proposals to domestic private equity and venture capital funds, which amounts to 650...
Oct 16, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS in emergency system under acting CIO, global alternatives head
The National Pension Service (NPS) has begun running an emergency inspection system for its investment management department with the appointment of...
Jul 25, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean investors team up with French funds to buy Benelux real estate
South Korean asset managers are joining hands with French property investment firms to buy prime commercial buildings in the Netherlands and Belgium a...
Jul 20, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2016 SUMMIT] KIC seeks club deals via GPs; to quicken response to deal proposal
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), the $96 billion sovereign wealth fund of South Korea, will continue to secure deals through specialized partners a...
Oct 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carlyle teams up with Korean dairy to buy McDonald’s local unit
The Carlyle Group has joined forces with a local dairy to bid for the South Korean operations of McDonald’s in a deal reportedly worth 600 billion won...
Sep 01, 2016 (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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