- BlackRock, Blackstone, Grosvenor & UBS are on the shortlist - Hedge funds with big market share & established systems to be chosen preferentially The National Pension Service (NPS) said…
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- Plans additional 1.5 trln won allocation after 1 trln won commitment to funds of funds in H1 - To diversify alternative asset classes to distressed assets, timber and commodities…
- 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, respectively - Appears…
- 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-2015 -…
- 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 -…
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- Plans to allot 480 billion won ($410 million) to new alternative investments in 2016: alternative investments may top 50% of total AUM - Interested in brownfield infrastructure assets generating…
- 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 Europe office buildings -…
By Gyung-Bong Koh Korea Post will acquire the IZD (Internationales Zentrum Donaustadt) Tower, a landmark building in Vienna, Austria, at the cost of 270 million euros (US$303.5 million). According to…
