IMM Credit closes $700 mn blind credit fund backed by NPS
IMM Credit & Solutions Inc. (ICS), the private credit unit of South Korea’s major investment firm IMM Holdings Inc., has raised nearly 1 t...
NPS, Scape acquire Aussie senior living operator Aveo from Brookfield
South Korea’s state-run pension fund, the National Pension Service (NPS), has partnered with Australia’s student housing specialist Scap...
S.Korea’s pension fund NPS posts weaker returns amid US tariff concerns
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, is posting sh...
US monitors NPS, sovereign funds in expanded currency surveillance
Washington will strengthen its monitoring of portfolio investments by pension and sovereign wealth funds of its trading partners as it broadens its ...
NPS logs 0.87% return from first-quarter investment
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, announced on ...
NPS to lift stock holdings to 55% by 2030, raising risk appetite
The National Pension Service (NPS) plans to raise its equity allocation to about 55% of its assets by 2030 from 40.4% as of the end of February, Sou...
NPS, KIC step up focus on mid-market infrastructure
The National Pension Service (NPS) and Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) are actively exploring mid-market infrastructure opportunities as they are expec...
NPS to ramp up shareholder engagement with overseas companies
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) plans to deepen shareholder engagement with its foreign portfolio companies, signaling a more ass...
NPS gobbles up Korea’s top 4 financial holding stocks
South Korea’s largest institutional investor, the National Pension Service (NPS), remains a strong backer of the country’s top four fina...
NPS boosts allocation to direct lending, secondaries
The National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, has been further diversifying its portfolio through increased expo...
Seoul’s prime office transactions rise 6% in Q1 despite weak sentiment
Despite mounting economic headwinds and heightened investor caution, the prime office market in Seoul posted a modest recovery in the first quarter,...
NPS yet to schedule external manager selection; PE firms’ fundraising woes deepen
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, has yet to decide on a plan to select local extern...
NPS pours $3.9 bn to buttress Korean stock market
South Korea’s National Pension Service, the country’s largest institutional investor, has come to the rescue of the domestic stock marke...
NPS gears up for investment overhaul with boost in risk assets
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the country’s largest institutional investor, is set to overhaul its investment strategy w...
Glenwood PE to increase blind fund to $1 bn on pension funds’ interest
South Korea’s Glenwood Private Equity Co. is set to increase a blind fund to 1.5 trillion won ($1 billion) as pension funds at home and abroad...
S.Korea’s NPS to double pension fund size by 2050, hike risky assets
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is projected to nearly double its fund size to 3,500 trillion won ($2.38 trillion) by 2050, follo...
Korea’s pension fund NPS rules out investing in MBK’s hostile M&A deals
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) said on Monday it will not participate in investments related to hostile mergers and acquisitions...
NPS to buy stake in Australia’s Metrics to expand alternative investments
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, has agreed to buy a stake in Australian asset mana...
KB, Samsung SRA, Capstone named NPS’ core property fund operators
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has selected three asset managers to oversee its domestic core real estate platform fund — ...
NPS to mull responsible investment system for alternative investments
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, is poised to consider expanding its responsible in...
S.Korea’s pension fund NPS to overhaul alternative investment strategy
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, plans to intr...
South Korea’s pension fund NPS risks massive loss from Homeplus fiasco
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the nation’s biggest institutional investor, could lose more than 1 trillion won ($692 mil...
South Korea’s forex reserves dip to nearly 5-year low in February
South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves diminished to the lowest level in nearly five years last month, largely due to the expanded forex swap...
S.Korea’s pension fund NPS posts record return in 2024 on US stock rally
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, said on ...
J-R AMC, BlueCove bid on $70 million sale of Mirae Asset, NPS’ Shilla Stay
The sale of Shilla Stay Dongtan, a premium business hotel operated by South Korea’s Hotel Shilla Co., has attracted four bidders, underscoring...
NPS closes $1.6 bn Korean office deal; scientists pension eyes NCSOFT building
The National Pension Service (NPS) has completed the purchase of One Grove for 2.3 trillion won ($1.6 billion), its largest single real estate inves...
NPS commits $800 mn to Almanac for strategic partnership
The National Pension Service of Korea (NPS) has committed $800 million to Almanac Realty Investors, the private real estate investment arm of Neuber...
NPS initiates strategic currency hedging to unleash up to $48.2 billion
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, is set to beg...
NPS to invest record $1.4 billion in Korean property market in 2025
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) plans to invest 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in the domestic real estate market next year to gai...
NPS steps back from Doosan Robotics' Bobcat merger
The National Pension Service (NPS) appears to be stalling on a vote for Doosan Robotics Inc.'s merger with Doosan Bobcat Inc., with major proxy advi...
