real estate crisis
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Sovereign wealth funds
Former KIC real estate head to serve as ADQ's chief investment officer
Cha Hoon, the former head of real estate investment at Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is moving to Abu Dhabi’s state holding firm Abu Dhab...
Dec 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS, LaSalle jointly buy UBS Group London HQ for £1.3 bn
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) and global real estate investment firm LaSalle Investment Management Inc. have agreed to acquir...
Dec 06, 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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Pension funds
Korea Post to select GPs for €200 mn real estate fund
Korea Post, South Korea's state-run postal service agency, said its savings arm will select two asset managers of an open-end commingled blind poo...
Nov 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
SEMA to increase Asia-based infra assets, CIO says
Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-Aid Association (SEMA), one of the fastest-growing retirement pension fund in South Korea, will increase inf...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
IGIS beats Blackstone, Brookfield in Asian real estate AUM
IGIS Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest real estate asset manager, was ranked as the world’s second-largest asset management ...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
S.Korea leaves Asian crisis behind with Woori privatization
Two decades after the onset of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, the state-run Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) is finally set to privat...
Nov 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
Urea crisis lays bare South Korea’s heavy dependence on China
The diesel exhaust fluid crisis hitting South Korea across various industries lays bare the supply chain vulnerability of the country, which has hea...
Nov 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea DEF crisis may ease as China will export urea
South Korea is expected to ease the diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) shortage for the short term as China has decided to resume customs clearance procedur...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS, Tishman form $1.5 bn JV to invest in US housing
The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, and New York-based global real estate investment ...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
Global supply crisis endangers S.Korea’s manufacturers
A South Korean electric equipment maker has decided not to seek any new orders as a spike in prices of commodities such as copper and supply disrupt...
Nov 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
Deepening diesel exhaust fluid crisis puts Korea’s key industries at risk
The diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) shortage in South Korea stemming from China's suspension of urea exports is getting worse, as local DEF inventories a...
Nov 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
Real estate investment head resigns from KIC
The head of real estate investment at Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has resigned from the South Korean sovereign wealth fund. Cha Hoon, appoint...
Nov 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Teachers' Pension to sharply up direct global stock investment
The Teachers' Pension in South Korea has started direct investment in overseas stock markets this year and will further increase direct management t...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Actis
[ASK 2021] The Investment Case for Asia Real Estate
Actis is a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure. Actis has raised US $24bn since inception and operates with sustain...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
[ASK 2021] Real Estate Debt Investing in 2022
Real Estate Debt Investing in 2022 Lessons Learnt, Opportunities and Key Risk Considerations M&G Investments is a globa...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea mulls allowing banks to adopt Toss' super-app strategy
South Korea's top financial regulator is considering allowing banks to provide basically all financial services in single apps, emulating fintech pl...
Oct 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
What to do with office buildings is biggest concern: POBA CIO
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association CIO Jang Dong-hun said on Wednesday that in the pandemic situation, POBA's real estate investment...
Oct 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
Top Korean LPs to discuss post-pandemic investments
The Korea Economic Daily is hosting Asia's biggest alternative investment forum in Seoul on Oct. 27, where chief executives of the National Pension ...
Oct 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate debt
M&G picks logistics, residential property for 2022
London-based M&G Investments expects the logistics and residential real estate markets in most parts of Europe to continue to offer attractive r...
Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
China power crisis, US tightening chill sentiment on Korea IT sector
Sentiment on the South Korean IT sector has deteriorated on rising US interest rates and a severe shortage of electricity in China. The 10-year US T...
Sep 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
Korea’s NFTBank to launch NFT funds this year
The global market of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain-based tokens, which each represent a unique asset such as a piece of art, digital conten...
Sep 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Real Packing envisions borderless e-commerce ecosystem via videos
South Korea-based startup Real Packing is on a mission to build a trust-based society via its fact-checking video system.Launched in 2016, Real Pack...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI tops LG Chem in market cap amid GM recall crisis
Samsung SDI Co. has become South Korea’s top battery maker in terms of market capitalization. The company is now ranked as the sixth-largest f...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
NPS in $2 bn real estate development project in Seoul
The National Pension Service (NPS) has agreed to participate in a 2.6 trillion won ($2.2 billion) real estate development project in western Seoul, ...
Aug 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chief Executives
Govt pension fund eyes real estate in non-core areas
South Korea's Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) is setting its sights on overseas office buildings not only in core regions but in its per...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC replaces infrastructure, real estate heads
The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) on Tuesday replaced its infrastructure and real estate investment heads, in a senior management reshuffle fol...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
BlackRock Real Assets makes first Korean solar investment
BlackRock Real Assets, a unit of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock Inc., has acquired an unspecified stake in Brite Energy Partners ...
Aug 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Experts cast doubt on S.Korea’s $2 bn currency swap deal with Turkey
South Korea and Turkey have signed a $2 billion currency swap agreement to boost bilateral trade and strengthen cooperation in the financial sector,...
Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fraud scandals
Samsung shares struggle as big strategic decisions still await Lee
Shares of Samsung Electronics Co. have been trapped in a boxed range since the start of the year, dashing retail investors’ hope that the tech...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)