overseas and alternative investment
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Mirae Asset-led funds on buying spree of overseas property, including Amazon HQ building in Seattle
A consortium of South Korean institutional investors, led by Mirae Asset Global Investments, has recently closed a deal worth about $245 million to bu...
Jun 15, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] S.Korea military fund set to invest in offshore blind VC funds from 2017
The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), South Korea’s $8 billion military savings fund, is planning to invest in offshore blind-pool venture capit...
Jun 13, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Korea firemen’s fund eyes overseas structured bonds, office buildings in advanced markets
Korea Fire Officials Credit Union, managing $520 million in assets, will boost its exposure to structured bonds and alternative assets in developed ma...
Jun 12, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA CIO says studying catastrophe bond investment for about $25 million
South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is considering investing about $17 million to $25 million in catastrophe bonds, also known a...
Jun 07, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] KIC CEO says seeks 10% returns from overseas project financing
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund, may take part in project financing of overseas construction orders secu...
Jun 03, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks overseas fixed-income managers for emerging sovereign bond fund
- On June 1, 2016, Korea Post’s insurance asset management bureau posts a request for proposal to invest in dollar-denominated sovereign bonds of emer...
Jun 03, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Korea savings fund for small business owners mulls offshore blind fund investment in 2016
South Korea’s Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid is flexing its muscle to expand overseas alternative assets, including blind funds, in line with a rapid ...
Jun 03, 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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POBA to pick 2 global infrastructure fund firms in June for $85 mln investment – report
South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA), a savings fund for local public officials, plans to select two offshore infrastructure inve...
May 27, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks overseas PDF managers for up to $300 mln commitment
- On May 26, Korea Post says plans to commit about $100 mln to 1 to 3 funds, respectively - Investment to be focused in North America or Europe thr...
May 27, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks global managers for U.S., Canada real estate investment
- Deadline to submit proposal is May 30, 2016; Final selection set for July 1, 2016 Korea Post announced a request for proposal on May 23 for its u...
May 26, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks fixed-income managers for U.S. corporate bond investment
- Proposal submission due by June 7, 2016; final selection set for July 2016 - To pick 2 firms for publicly-offered funds with minimum $300 mln AUM...
May 26, 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)
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[ASK 2016 SUMMIT] NPS, KIC see gradual increase in hedge fund investment
- NPS says its strict transparency requirement may deter talented GPs; to adopt flexible approach to solve the problem - KIC to make the best of he...
May 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Global PEFs in bidding for GEPS’ $100 million overseas secondary fund investment
- GEPS to make 2nd commitment to global secondary PEF since 2014; investment size to triple - To pick 2 GPs by mid-June to commit $50 million, resp...
May 18, 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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KIC aims to pick domestic GPs to manage $2 billion overseas infrastructure fund
- To select 2~3 local asset managers or securities firms as GPs - If fails to bring in local GPs, it will open the door to foreign asset managers ...
May 16, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA to allocate $300 million to overseas PEF and PDF in H1
- Planned investment in foreign blind PEFs in 2016 double last year’s allocation - To pick one asset manager in May to invest $220 million in Europ...
May 14, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean TV stars tipped to reap windfall from IPOs
A series of South Korean entertainment companies' public listings will likely create windfalls of up to tens of million dollars for Korean TV stars, i...
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea to allocate 70% of annual R&D budget to 11 core tech areas
The South Korean government plans to allocate 70% of its annual R&D budget to 40 projects for research and development in 11 core industrial...
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KOREA Investment Week 2023 with KB KOREA Conference
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KOREA Investment Week 2023 with KB KOREA Conference
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KOREA Investment Week 2023 with KB KOREA Conference(원본)
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LG Uplus startup venture investments
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Whether to increase overseas PD exposure
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Tech, Media & Telecom
AhnLab forms joint venture with Saudi's SITE (edited)
AhnLab Inc., a leading provider of computer security solutions based in South Korea, on Monday announced the establishment of a joint venture (JV) w...
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