Korea exchange-traded funds
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Korea’s public pension funds to explore joint overseas, alternative investment – fin ministry
South Korea’s public pension funds, including the National Pension Service (NPS) and pension schemes for government officials and military personnel, ...
Aug 02, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean public officials’ fund to commit A$60 mn to Macquarie infrastructure fund
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea has decided to commit 60 million Australian dollars to a Macquarie infrastructure fund ...
Jul 28, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea fund for small firm owners solicits bids for $88 mn equity mandates
The Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid is looking for stock management firms to invest a total of about 100 billion won ($88 million) and pick up to four fund...
Jul 26, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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What makes Korean asset owners hesitate to invest in hedge funds?
The National Pension Service (NPS) has kicked off its first investment in hedge funds by choosing two fund of funds managers to entrust a total of $1 ...
Jul 26, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea pension funds seek damages from Daewoo Shipbuilding’s books rigging
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) and the Teachers’ Pension have brought a joint action against Daewoo Shipbuilding for $19 mill...
Jul 19, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC sees regulation change to qualify KIC, Korean pension funds managers for CIO job
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has recently asked the finance ministry to revise part of regulations governing the sovereign wealth fund in order ...
Jul 15, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Knowledge transfer was key factor of NPS’ $1 bn fund of fund GP selection – sources
The National Pension Service (NPS) put top priority on “knowledge transfer,” along with the performance of funds when it picked BlackRock Financial Ma...
Jul 15, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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BlackRock, Grosvenor picked as NPS’ fund of hedge fund managers
The National Pension Service (NPS) finally selected BlackRock Alternative Advisors and Grosvenor Capital Management on July 11 as the general partners...
Jul 11, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS to put $440 mn in Blackstone’s $5 bn core fund
The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea will commit 500 billion won ($436 million) to a $5 billion private equity fund that Blackstone Group...
Jul 11, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea firms hold off UK property deals; demand seen reviving after price drops – reports
Three to four South Korean institutions, including asset management firm Hyundai Investments, have put on hold a planned joint purchase of an office b...
Jul 09, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea's govt pension seeks $100 mn offshore mezzanine fund managers
South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) posted a notification on July 6 that it would select two global private debt fund managers f...
Jul 07, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Editor's note
[Editor's Note] Korea funds warm up to private debts
Private debt products such as senior secured loans, collateralized loan obligation and mezzanine debt in the U.S. and European markets have become one...
Jul 06, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea’s GEPS seeks $170 mn fund of funds managers of global stocks, bonds
South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) posted a notification on July 1 to invite bids for a 100 billion won ($87 million) mandate f...
Jul 05, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea Post names new insurance asset head from within; 3rd replacement in 1 year
Korea Post has appointed a long-serving senior government official as the new head of its insurance asset investments who will also take a quasi-chief...
Jul 05, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea police fund invites bids for $87 mn blind fund mandates
The Police Mutual Aid Association (PMAA) of South Korea issued requests for proposals on July 1 for 100 billion won ($87 million) mandates that it wou...
Jul 04, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s GEPS CIO says to invest fresh $375 mn in alternatives in 2016
South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS), managing $6 billion of assets, will make an additional investment of about 430 billion won ...
Jul 04, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ 2015 return beats key foreign pension funds; to take passive equities strategy
The National Pension Service’s (NPS) investment return dipped to 4.57% in 2015, but its performance outstripped those of other top five pension funds ...
Jul 04, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea PEF picked as preferred buyer of Outback Steakhouse Korea
South Korea’s private equity firm SkyLake Investment, which won an about $220 million mandate from the National Pension Service (NPS) this week, has b...
Jun 30, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Inside GP selection process: NPS awards $600 mn mandates to 4 Korea PEFs
South Korea’s two local private equity firms, VIG Partners and SkyLake Investment, received 250 billion won ($216 million) mandates from the National ...
Jun 30, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean firms to raise $350 mn mezzanine fund for 10 Hudson Yards NYC - report
Two South Korean asset management firms will start to raise about 400 billion won ($346 million) in a mezzanine fund from this week to invest in 10 Hu...
Jun 30, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Korea savings funds see UK asset price drop after Brexit, awaiting buy timing
South Korea’s key savings funds have decided to put on hold investments in Europe shortly after the Brexit vote on the prospect of a further decline i...
Jun 29, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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CJ Group Interested in Acquiring McDonald's Korea Operations
CJ Group has jumped into a bidding war to acquire McDonald's Korea. According to investment banking sources on June 28, CJ Group had submitted a lette...
Jun 29, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea pension funds show mixed reaction to Brexit decision – report
A savings fund in South Korea is studying raising its exposure to European equities, stocks and infrastructure assets after the Brexit decision, where...
Jun 27, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Editor’s Note] Frustrated at shrinking returns, investment money are flowing out of Korea
Unlike the U.S. Fed’s quantitative easing program that had boosted U.S. equity markets for more than six years from 2009, the Bank of Korea’s five pol...
Jun 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blackstone, Pomona win mandates for Korea GEPS’ $100 mn investment
South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) has awarded $50 million mandates each to Blackstone and Pomona Capital for global secondary ...
Jun 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea funds seek investment experts from outside; CIOs chair review committees
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has replaced the head of its investment review committee recently with the Chief Investment Officer Do...
Jun 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Major Korean savings funds cut interest rates on contributions to 3% level from 4%
The Police Mutual Aid Association (PMAA) has become the latest savings fund in South Korea in shaving the interest rate applied to long-term contribut...
Jun 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea police fund to invest $87 mn in blind funds
The Police Mutual Aid Association of South Korea will post a public notice of a request for proposals this week to commit 100 billion won ($87 million...
Jun 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Korean Money Going Abroad] Korea insurers up overseas investments, eyeing foreign asset managers
South Korean insurance companies have been raising investments in overseas investments by more than 50% since the start of this year and also consider...
Jun 22, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea construction workers’ fund may allot $170 mn to alternatives in 2016
The Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMA) in South Korea is looking to overseas alternative assets to invest as much as 200 billion won (...
Jun 22, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)