South Korea asks US for tailored approach to chip tariffs

South Korea has officially requested that the US take a distinct approach in its ongoing probe into foreign semiconductor technology and related dow...

Global assets drive Korean teachers' fund to 11.1% return in 2024

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) achieved an 11.1% return on investments in 2024, with overseas portfolios in stocks, infrastructure a...

Kyobo Life’s Shin in talks with Affinity, GIC over exits below purchase price

Kyobo Life Insurance Co., South Korea’s third-largest life insurer, is in talks with some of its financial investors (FIs) to help them exit f...

UCK Partners advises Korean-style approach for buyout deals

An increasing number of South Korean companies are on the radar of private equity investors as the firms undergo digital transformation and generati...

Flexibility unlocks opportunities: M&G Investments

As central banks fight with post-COVID inflation, the repricing of global interest rates continues to add to global market volatility across both bo...

Labor union threatens to shame Samsung Elec in show of brinkmanship

Samsung Electronics Co.'s biggest labor union under one of South Korea’s two major trade unions is objecting to the latest wage deal signed la...

SK Innovation to adopt internal carbon pricing system

SK Innovation Co. on Sunday announced its adoption this year of an "internal carbon pricing system" recently approved by its board of directors. Th...

Energy transition investment needs flexible approach: Ares Management

As energy transition is a new sector in infrastructure compared with other asset types, institutional investors are seeking asset managers highly ex...

Korean real estate investors look to secure liquidity post-pandemic

South Korean real estate investors prefer liquidity and stable payback on investment, as well as investing in debts amid market uncertainty. The lim...

Coupang’s business model put to test as shares fall below IPO price

Coupang Inc., widely seen as the South Korean version of global e-commerce giant Amazon.com, has closely followed the US company’s business mo...

Permira targets growth firms in high valuation markets

London-based private equity firm Permira will maintain its focus on high-quality companies and sector leaders with strong growth potential as valuat...

KT&G expands global foothold with 4,700 e-cigarette IP rights

The world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker KT&G Corporation is rapidly widening the global reach of its e-cigarette products, which have beco...

NPS to take longer-term approach to asset allocation

The National Pension Service is planning to build an investment portfolio with a longer-term perspective for a period of at least 10 years, shifting...

Samsung Biologics’ focused approach pays off in 2020

Samsung Biologics Co. delivered forecast-beating earnings this week, with its sales topping 1 trillion won ($905 million) for the first time in its ...

Hyundai Heavy plans IPO this year; valuation to approach $4.5 bn

South Korea-based Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. is planning a trading debut this year, with the proceeds marked for future growth engines to power th...

NPS to take bolder approach to alternative investment

The National Pension Service (NPS) will speed up alternative investment decisions and expand the investment scope to include private debt and multi-as...

[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] KIC CIO shrugs off high valuation talk; seeks new approach

Korea Investment Corporation’s (KIC) Chief Investment Officer Shinwoo Kang said the sovereign wealth fund is seeking transformative ideas to make them...