Korean alternative asset investors
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Two Korean investors buy Canberra building for $54 mn
Two South Korean institutional investors have recently completed a 60 billion won ($54 million) acquisition of an office building in Canberra which th...
May 30, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean investors
[Survey] Direct lending, mezzanine at top of Korean LPs’ private debt strategies
South Korea’s leading asset owners are planning to expand private debt investment this year in pursuit of medium risks and medium returns, setti...
May 25, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS names CIO’s ex-colleague as global alternative head
Jae-Sang Kim, who had worked with National Pension Service’s (NPS) Chief Investment Officer Myoun-Wook Kang in asset management firms for several ye...
May 24, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs into mezzanine; wary of secondary
National Pension Service (NPS), Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) and Korea Post are piling into mezzanine debt tranches in search of higher yields, ...
May 23, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean insurers seek co-investment, top-tier GPs
South Korean insurance companies are looking for co-investment in overseas alternatives with general partners, and leaning towards larger GPs in the i...
May 23, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs eye wider range of private debt
Private debt recently became one of the most favored asset classes for South Korean asset owners, alongside co-investments in overseas alternatives. ...
May 22, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] Korean LPs call for co-investment offers from GPs
When Korea Post issued a request for proposals on May 17 for global private debt investment of up to $300 million, the state agency added a new requir...
May 20, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] KIC eyes Asia, small firms for undervalued assets
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is looking to diversify its portfolio into emerging markets, in particular Asia, and will chase smaller-sized firms...
May 17, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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AMP Capital’s infrastructure fund raises $260 mn from Korean investors
South Korea’s police and scientist funds and insurers have committed $260 million to a global infrastructure fund of Australia’s AMP Capital which rai...
May 12, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean regulator moves to scrutinize savings funds’ financial health
South Korea’s savings funds may come under direct supervision of the country’s top financial watchdog as the Financial Services Commission (FSC) is se...
May 08, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Korean fund for small firms to allot $440 mn to alternatives in 2017
Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund, South Korea’s savings fund for small-sized business owners, will likely allocate 300 billion won ($265 million)...
May 04, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea scientists’ fund in push for co-investments in overseas assets: report
Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-aid Association (SEMA) will commit about 20 billion won ($18 million) to a fund of Morgan Stanley Energy Partner...
Apr 27, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rockpoint’s core-plus, value-added fund may draw $380 mn from Korean investors
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. are likely ...
Apr 26, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Teachers’ Pension announces new overseas alternative investment head
The Korea Teachers’ Pension on April 24 named its domestic alternative investment head Young-sin Jeong as new head of overseas alternative investments...
Apr 25, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean firms to buy $88 mn US power plant-backed debts from US bank
Four South Korean institutional investors will acquire 100 billion won ($88 million) worth of senior debts secured on two US gas-fired power plants fr...
Apr 25, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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GEPS names ex-head of Prudential’s former Korean unit as CIO
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) of South Korea on April 24 appointed Chang-hoon Lee, a former head of US Prudential Financial’s previo...
Apr 24, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Heungkuk Asset raises $114 mn to invest in senior debt of Emirates Airline’s aircraft
Heungkuk Asset Management Co. Ltd. , a unit of South Korea’s textile, financial services and media group, closed a 130 billion won ($114 million) fund...
Apr 24, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Castlelake’s aviation fund may draw $200 mn from Korean investors: report
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA), the Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-aid Association and other South Korean institutional invest...
Apr 19, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset poised to buy German building for €300 mn: report
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. was recently named as a preferred buyer of an office tower in Frankfurt’s banking district, Taunusanlage 8 (T8...
Apr 14, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Asset raises €44.2 million in FoF to invest in CVC private debt fund
The investment firm of South Korea’s Hana Financial Group has raised €44.2 million ($47 million) mostly from domestic life insurers through a private ...
Apr 14, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Life taps Europe, Chinese investors to sell London building
Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd. is sounding out potential buyers in Europe and China for the London headquarters building of Commerzbank AG, 30 Gresha...
Apr 12, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean military fund names equity head as financial division CIO
The Military Mutual Aid Association’s (MMAA) former equity head Jae Dong Kim was installed this month as its first chief investment officer chosen fro...
Apr 11, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean insurers invest $102 mn in senior debts of Manhattan building
Three South Korean insurance firms have invested 115 billion won ($102 million) in senior secured debts of a building in Manhattan, New York which is ...
Apr 07, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC picks $400 mn global bond managers among firms with Korean subsidiaries
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has introduced new requirements to foreign bond managers that they have South Korean subsidiaries which will not be...
Apr 06, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Hana Asset bets on retail demand for overseas real estate
The asset management unit of South Korea’s Hana Financial Group is preparing to launch two new public funds investing in overseas real estate, betting...
Apr 03, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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MetLife’s real estate debt fund attracts $80 mn from two Korean savings funds
The Public Officials Benefit Association and the Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-aid Association have decided to invest $50 million and $30 mill...
Apr 03, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea to ease capital reserve rules for insurers’ overseas infrastructure assets
South Korea’s top financial regulator will cut reserve requirements by half for insurance firms’ cross-border infrastructure assets from as early as J...
Mar 28, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean asset firms strive to fund property deals as institutions step back
South Korean investment firms, which have recently snapped up prime office buildings and warehouses in the US and Europe, are struggling to raise capi...
Mar 22, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Five private debt firms win $120 mn mandates from Korean govt employee fund
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA), a South Korean savings fund for government employees, has wrapped up its selection of five overseas p...
Mar 20, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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ILS funds of funds attract Korean high net-worth individuals
Funds of funds (FoFs) investing in insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds have been luring yield-hungry wealthy South Koreans, with domestic brokerag...
Mar 20, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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