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Alternative investments
[ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs eye 5-8% return on alternatives
Teachers’ Pension, the Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and the Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) are looking to increase global...
May 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS posts negative return in 2018 in its worst showing
The National Pension Service (NPS) reported the poorest investment results in its 30-year history, posting its first negative average return since 200...
Feb 28, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Carlyle sees niche in opportunistic credit for mid-teen returns
Opportunistic credit is becoming a growing form of credit strategy, offering steady mid-teen returns with a low principal loss risk, compared with s...
Feb 27, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] UK senior facilities likely to offer strong return: Octopus Investments
The UK retirement property market will create investment opportunities of up to $70 billion over the next 10 years and may yield double-digit return...
Nov 03, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean fund set to log double-digit return from sale of German tower
South Korean institutional investors, including the Teachers’ Pension and insurance companies, are set to reap a profit of more than €106 million ($12...
May 23, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ 2017 investment return at 7-yr high; to wrap up CIO selection in April
The National Pension Service (NPS) chalked up an average investment return of 7.26% in 2017, which was its strongest performance in seven years, while...
Mar 27, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT Panel Talks] KIC, Korea Post see no target return cuts
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) and Korea Post are not considering lowering targeted returns of their global real estate and infrastructure portfol...
Oct 31, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS secures hefty return from first exit of global infrastructure co-investment
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has pocketed more than €100 million ($114 million) from the recent sale of a 5% stake in Spain’s leading ...
Jul 12, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC’s 2016 investment return swings to positive
Korea Investment Corporation’s (KIC) investment return swung to a positive 4.35% in 2016, helped by solid returns from stock and bond portfolios. In ...
May 13, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ 2016 overseas alternative investment return drops to 12.34%
Overseas alternative investments remained the best-performing segment for South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) for the third consecutive year ...
Mar 02, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean funds cut 2017 return targets; keen on infrastructure, mezzanine debt: report
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), the Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) and three other major South Korean savings funds have trimmed the...
Dec 06, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Europe banks return to Korean brokerage market; target debt, alternative products
A growing asset size of South Korean institutional investors and soaring demand for overseas alternative assets have been prodding foreign banks, incl...
Sep 30, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ 2015 return beats key foreign pension funds; to take passive equities strategy
The National Pension Service’s (NPS) investment return dipped to 4.57% in 2015, but its performance outstripped those of other top five pension funds ...
Jul 04, 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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[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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KIC posts worst annual return in 4 years, hit by strong dollar
- Sluggish equities and bond markets, firmer dollar dent 2015 returns - Traditional assets outperform benchmark offered by finance ministry and BOK...
May 23, 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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