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Korean startups
Online study assistant operator Bebridge receives $1.9 mn in pre-Series A
South Korean startup Bebridge Inc. announced Thursday it raised 2.5 billion won ($1.9 million) in pre-Series A round from Magna Investment, Bluepoin...
Jul 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
LG Group to invest $119 million into 300 startups through 2025
LG Group announced Thursday it will invest 150 billion won ($119 million) into 300 startups through 2025.The conglomerate hosted Superstart Brand ...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startup ministry taps 60 future unicorns for $240,000 assistance
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced Wednesday it has selected 60 promising startups to which it will provide financial assistance and expert...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Group head Chey to assume chair post at SK Telecom
SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won will assume an additional post as a chairman of SK Telecom Co.The conglomerate’s holding company SK Inc. announ...
Feb 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
VR star signs with K-pop label YG Entertainment
South Korean game developer and publisher Smilegate announced Monday that its virtual human signed an exclusive contract with an affiliate of global...
Feb 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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BTS’ NFT venture hits sour note with fans
SEOUL—When BTS unveiled plans last month to break into the NFT business, the South Korean boy band’s supporters revolted online, threate...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
K-startups take note of growing demand for 'meta fashion'
Meta fashion, a combination of fashion, metaverse, and NFT, is becoming a global trend. The MZ generation, as those in their 20s and 30s are ca...
Dec 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
NPS to up strategic partnerships with global institutions
The National Pension Service (NPS) will increase strategic investments with leading global institutional investors to boost overseas alternative inv...
Oct 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Top industry talents launch AI chip startup; market takes note
South Korea-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Rebellions Inc. is drawing industry attention as AI chips become mainstays of the semiconduct...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
Kia to issue green notes as part of $500 mn global bonds for future mobility
Kia Corp., a unit of Hyundai Motor Group, plans to issue green bonds in overseas markets to raise money for future mobility investments, including e...
Jan 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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GEPS to invest $20 mn in dollar-denominated structured notes
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) will allocate $20 million to US dollar-denominated structured notes based on South Korean credit defau...
Jun 26, 2017 (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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[Editor's Note]Top Korean investors' views on Brexit
The National Pension Service, the world’s 3rd largest pension scheme, has just finished its “beauty contest” to select general partners to manage dome...
Jun 30, 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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[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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[Editor's Note] ASK 2016 Summit helps open korean investor's eyes to cat bonds
It was February, 2013 when Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer surprised Silicon Valley and business world by forbidding Yahoo staff from working remotely from ho...
Jun 07, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Editor's Note] Korea Post released four RFPs to select offshore alternative asset managers
Last week Korea Post, with 110 trillion won ($93 billion) of assets under management, announced four requests for proposal (RFPs) to choose general pa...
May 31, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Editor's note
[Editor's Note] Korean investors gearing up to boost overseas alternative assets
“Only free lunch in finance is diversification.”Korean institutional investors, who have seen their assets under management (AUM) snowball...
May 24, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)