National Pension Service private equity
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US gas power projects lure Korean private loan investors: report
Gas-fired power plants in the pipeline in northeast U.S. states are expected to attract South Korean institutional investors in search of 5~6% annual ...
Dec 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea Post awards $300 mn mandates to 3 private debt managers
Korea Post’s savings arm has awarded offshore private debt mandates worth a combined $300 million to Guggenheim Partners, Park Square Capital and Part...
Nov 18, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC, Teachers’ Pension to invest in US warehouse fund, first since joint work agreement
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) and the Teachers’ Pension will invest in a U.S. warehouse portfolio fund for an undisclosed sum, in their first joi...
Nov 09, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] NPS eyes equity stakes in foreign infrastructure firms: CIO
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will chase equity stakes in foreign companies running power, harbor and road projects, as it is seeking t...
Oct 24, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea savings fund to buy $51 mn equity in property funds: report
South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMA) will acquire 57 billion won ($51 million) worth of equity stakes in two domestic fund...
Oct 12, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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HPS, Crescent Capital win Korean pension fund’s $100 mn PDF mandates
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) will commit $50 million to U.S.-based HPS Investment Partners and Crescent Capital Group each for over...
Sep 12, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea Teachers’ Pension to invest $100 mn in Crescent Capital mezzanine fund
The Teachers’ Pension of South Korea will commit $100 million to a North America-focused, blind mezzanine fund to be launched by U.S.-based Crescent C...
Aug 31, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea civil servants’ pension fund picks local firms for global stock, bond mandates
South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) has selected Daishin Asset Management and Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management as general pa...
Aug 09, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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Ex-NPS investment strategy head to lead non-equity portfolios of Korean asset firm
A former investment strategy head of the National Pension Service (NPS), Yoon-pyo Lee, will move to South Korea’s Truston Asset Management Co. Ltd. ne...
Jul 27, 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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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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[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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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 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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[Interview] Korea teachers’ fund CIO: interested in equity stake in asset managers’ holding firms
Korea Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), which manages 22 trillion won (about $18 billion) of assets, is considering an equity investment in holding compa...
May 31, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS to boost overseas equities by 2021; trimming portion of domestic portfolios
- Overseas portfolios seen to climb to over 35% by 2021 vs. 24.3% at end-2015 - Domestic portfolios seen to drop to 65% or below vs. 75.7% at end-2...
May 18, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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