The Digital Asset eXchange Alliance
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC eyes tech, healthcare, telecoms via PE and VC
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) aims to increase alternative investment to 25% of its total investment by 2025 as well as rank among the world's ...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Samsung SRA taps former KIC infra head as CEO
Samsung SRA Asset Management Co. has named its former managing director (MD) and chief investment officer Chung-Keun Kim as its new chief executive,...
Jan 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Hana Alternative to sell NASA HQ acquired in 2017
Hana Alternative Assets Management Co. is looking for a buyer of Two Independence Square in Washington D.C., the NASA headquarters. Hana has selecte...
Jan 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fraud scandals
Korean dental implant maker hit by $160 mn embezzlement
Trading in shares of South Korea's top dental implant manufacturer Osstem Implant Co. was suspended on the Kosdaq market on Monday, after the compan...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS posts 7.6% return as of October 2021
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) posted a 7.6% rate of return as of October 2021, according to a preliminary data report by its in...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment Insights
Howard Marks says should stay in the market now
NEW YORK -- US stock markets remain high but their prices seem reasonable at the current level of interest rates near historic lows, said Oaktree Ca...
Dec 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
KFCC to increase alternative assets to 40% in three years
MG Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) will gradually increase its alternative investment proportion from the current early 30...
Dec 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
IGIS acquires US multifamily property for $262 mn
IGIS Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest real estate asset manager, has purchased a multifamily asset in Alexandria, Virginia, throu...
Dec 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
IGIS pre-purchases Amazon, FedEx warehouses
IGIS Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest real estate asset manager, has made a forward funding deal of three logistics centers under...
Dec 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative Investments
Tiger Alternative liquidates its structured fund with over 15% IRR
South Korea’s Tiger Alternative Investors Co. has liquidated its structured fund backed by shares of US-based business development companies...
Dec 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Unicorns like Socar and Kurly to dominate Q2 IPOs
Korea’s first mobility unicorn Socar and an online grocery delivery service operator Kurly Inc. are scheduled to begin the process of an IPO e...
Dec 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Money moves back to safe assets in Korea amid rising interest rates
With stock and cryptocurrency fevers subsiding amid a monetary tightening bias, South Koreans are moving their money back to safe assets, as banks s...
Dec 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Dunamu boasts accumulated Q3 net profit of $1.7 bn, vows to go global
Dunamu Inc., the operator of Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, has announced that its accumulated third-quarter net profit came i...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
EQT chairman sees technology and services as attractive sectors in Korea
High price tags of target companies can be justified if you understand long-term trends of the industry and have expertise in the sectors, Conni Jon...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to adopt Siemens' digital factory technology
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to adopt Siemens AG's smart factory technology to accelerate the digitization of its battery manufacturi...
Dec 14, 2021 (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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Pension funds
POBA, CalSTRS invest $40 mn in California multifamily assets
South Korea’s pension fund Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and US retirement fund The California State Teachers’ Retiremen...
Dec 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Winter is over? Samsung's Q3 chip sales beat Intel's
In August, a Morgan Stanley report on the semiconductor industry, “Winter is coming,” fueled debate on whether chip prices were peaking ...
Dec 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Patrizia sells Astro Tower in Brussels on behalf of Korean LPs
Patrizia AG, a Germany-based global leading real estate investment firm, said on Dec. 13 it has sold the shares of the company owning Brussels&rsq...
Dec 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Brokerages rush to outsourced fund management market
South Korea's brokerage companies are jumping into the outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) market, outmaneuvering asset management firms, as ...
Dec 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Krafton enters metaverse space with investment in Naver’s Zepeto
Krafton Inc., one of South Korea’s major game developers, is entering the metaverse space by investing 5 billion won ($4.2 million) in Zepeto,...
Dec 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
KTB Asset invests $51 mn in Norwegian shipowner Knutsen
South Korea’s KTB Asset Management Co. and Hanwha Investment & Securities Co. have jointly invested 60 billion won ($50.7 mililion) in s...
Dec 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Metaverse emerges as promising yet uncertain new world for investors
Virtual realms known as the metaverse that have become the hot topic for tech companies also are winning a new fan base among investors.SoftBank Gro...
Dec 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Mirae Asset joins $260 mn funding for food delivery startup Jokr
Mirae Asset Global Investment Co., South Korea’s leading asset manager, has participated in a $260 million Series B funding for Jokr, a New ...
Dec 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Kakao extends rivalry with Naver into digital healthcare
Kakao Corp., an operator of South Korea's top mobile messenger app KakaoTalk, has set its sights on the digital healthcare market, launching an in-h...
Dec 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Polar Asset joins NPS' hedge fund managers in Q3
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea selected Toronto-based Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. as a new mandate of hedge fund managers in t...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
MediBloc aims to promote safe exchange of medical data using blockchain
As the adoption of artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent, the value of data also increases rapidly. The quality and quantity of data...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
NPS adds Warburg Pincus as real estate asset manager in Q3
The National Pension Service added New York-based private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC to its pool of 58 global real estate investment manager...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Korea's first game NFT exchange to open next month
Come next month, Korea will see its first online game-based non-fungible token exchange. Seoul-based video game developer WeMade Co., Ltd will ...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
SK Square to invest $75 mn in Korea crypto exchange
South Korea’s SK Square, an investment firm spun off from SK Telecom Co., will buy a stake in a local cryptocurrency exchange to expand its po...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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