Korea police fund to invest $87 mn in blind funds
The Police Mutual Aid Association of South Korea will post a public notice of a request for proposals this week to commit 100 billion won ($87 million) to blind funds,…
China Minsheng Investment to invest in SK Planet
China Minsheng Investment Group, China's largest private-sector investment firm, is mulling an investment of 1.3 trillion won (US$1.13 billion) in Korea's SK Planet, the operating company of online shopping mall…
[Korean Money Going Abroad] Korea insurers up overseas investments, eyeing foreign asset managers
South Korean insurance companies have been raising investments in overseas investments by more than 50% since the start of this year and also considering buying foreign asset managers, as they…
[Korean Money Going Abroad] NPS to slash net increase in Korean stock investment by 95% in 2017
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South Korean investors, led by the National Pension Service (NPS), have been ramping up overseas investments while trimming domestic portfolios, a move that prodded domestic brokerage firms to bolster overseas…
Korea construction workers’ fund may allot $170 mn to alternatives in 2016
The Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMA) in South Korea is looking to overseas alternative assets to invest as much as 200 billion won ($173 million) this year, as the…
Brookfield’s infrastructure fund attracts $700 mn from major Korean investors – report
Asset management firm Brookfield has raised a combined $700 million from major South Korean institutional investors, including the Teachers’ Pension, for its upcoming $14 billion infrastructure fund, a local newspaper…
[Editor’s Note] Moves: KIC greets new CIO; NPS lets three senior managers go, ahead of office relocation
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund managing $96 billion foreign exchange reserves, has recently named Kang Shin-woo, the former head of Hanwha Asset Management as its new…
[Interview] World Bank’s new investment head calls for review of investment period, risk limit
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Incoming World Bank’s director of the investment management division, Heung-sik Choo, said that the international financial institution, which manages $130 billion of assets, needs to review its current investment horizon…
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 buy the headquarters building of online retail…
Blackstone picked as preferred buyer of S.Korea’s $400 mln office building – report
Blackstone has been chosen as the preferred bidder of a prime office building in downtown Seoul, in a deal estimated to fetch 460 billion~480 billion won ($391 million~$410 million), a…