New York State Teachers’ Retirement System
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Korean teachers’ fund co-invests $45 mn in senior loan for London office portfolio
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) has invested 51.9 billion won ($45 million) in senior loans secured on a London office portfolio in co-invest...
Jul 08, 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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[Interview] Shinhan Life eyes low-volatility investments ahead of new accounting rule
The life insurance arm of South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group will allocate more than 90% of its assets under management to loans and bonds to...
Mar 29, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS in hunt for new global alternative investment head from outside
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has decided to select a new global alternative investment head from outside the $480 billion pension fund...
Mar 07, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean military fund to pick new CIO from within for first time
South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) will find a successor of the retiring Chief Investment Officer, Sang-ho Lee, inside its organizat...
Mar 05, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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TIAA-CREF, Korean teachers’ savings fund to form $1 bn US real estate debt JV
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) will set up a $1 billion joint venture with the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America - Colle...
Jan 24, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea Teachers’ Pension to invest $75 mn in buying Australia’s office building
South Korea’s Teachers’ Pension will acquire an office building in Brisbane, Australia which the Brisbane city government has signed a con...
Jan 19, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Marine to be anchor investor of Allianz’s new Berlin office tower: report
South Korea’s Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. will commit around 60 billion won and 70 billion won ($50~58 million) to a domestic real es...
Jan 11, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s JB Asset to buy Comcast’s new office building in Denver for $72 mn
JB Asset Management Co. Ltd., a unit of a South Korean provincial bank, has been named as a preferred buyer of a new office building in Denver which C...
Jan 09, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea teachers’ fund to invest $52 mn in Europe bank loans-buying fund
Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) has decided to commit €50 million ($52.4 million) to a $1.5 billion~$2 billion fund which will take over senior s...
Dec 16, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea teachers’ fund eyes CLOs, PEFs as market volatility seen up in 2017: report
Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), the largest savings fund in South Korea, sets its eyes on offshore collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), priva...
Dec 15, 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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Carlyle seeks new strategic partner to bid for McDonald’s Korean unit
The Carlyle Group has been left as the sole bidder for the South Korean operations of McDonald’s, after a local dairy which had teamed up with the U.S...
Oct 27, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea insurer buys shares in Lending Club, sees P2P loans as new alternative
South Korea’s Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd. has bought a 4.1% stake in U.S. Lending Club Corp., the world’s largest peer-to-peer (P2P) lender, for ar...
Oct 19, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset’s $270 mn property fund for State Farm complex fully subscribed
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. has raised the planned 300 billion won ($270 million) in a public property fund in 10 days after it was launch...
Sep 29, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset launches public fund for $820 mn State Farm complex deal
South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. has purchased State Farm Insurance’s four-building office complex in Texas for 900 billion won (...
Sep 21, 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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Competition for NPS investment division’s new hires at its lowest
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has drawn slightly over 200 applicants for about 30 positions opened at its fund management division, hit...
Aug 26, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cerberus’ new Europe property fund may attract over $370 mn from Korean investors
National Pension Service (NPS), Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) and a South Korean insurer are considering putting a combined $370 million into a r...
Aug 12, 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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NPS faces calls for GP screening system revision, ahead of $600 mn mandate awards
The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea has drawn only five bidders for its planned 500 billion won ($426 million) commitments to be made to...
Jun 28, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Editor's Note] Moves: KIC greets new CIO; NPS lets three senior managers go, ahead of office relocation
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund managing $96 billion foreign exchange reserves, has recently named Kang Shin-w...
Jun 16, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] World Bank’s new investment head calls for review of investment period, risk limit
Incoming World Bank’s director of the investment management division, Heung-sik Choo, said that the international financial institution, which man...
Jun 16, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC names former local asset management head as new CIO
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has named the former head of Hanwha Asset Management as its new chief investment officer to run the sovereign wealt...
Jun 09, 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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[RFP] Korea Post Savings seeks new single offshore hedge fund managers
- Proposed fund size at minimum $300 mln; proposal submissions due by June 7, 2016 - Funds currently in Korea Post Savings’ hedge fund pool not el...
May 26, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Innovation to supply batteries to Hyundai’s IONIQ 7
SK Innovation Co. is set to supply batteries for the IONIQ 7, Hyundai Motor Co.’s large electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) to be unveiled in...
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Tech, Media & Telecom
AI and other Internet new techs reach every corner of our lives (edited)
Metaverse, artificial intelligence (AI) and other Internet new technologies are gradually taking root in the daily lives of our citizens. In the cas...
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung SDS showcases new supply chain management solution in the US
Samsung SDS introduced a supplier relationship management (SRM) solution at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium 2024 in Orlando, Florida, the com...
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