POBA bullish on REITs, real estate debts and senior housing

South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is betting big on real estate investment trusts (REITs) and senior housing in the US...

Korea’s POBA to invest $109 mn in Koramco’s office REIT

South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is set to commit 150 billion won ($108.5 million) in preferred stocks for offices in...

POBA favors data centers, senior housing in Europe: CIO

South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA), a retirement fund with assets under management (AUM) of 26 trillion won ($19.1 bill...

POBA to increase long-term private credit investments

South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will step up its private credit and bonds until next year as it expects high interes...

POBA targets upper-middle market in North America for PD investment

Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea will keep its conservative stance in both private equity and private debt investment, whi...

POBA targets PE in tech, bio, healthcare in long term, CIO says

Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea will keep its focus on steady cash flow while strengthening profitability, its Chief Inve...

POBA taps former DB Insurance investment head as new CIO

Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea has named Huh Jang, former head of investment at DB Insurance Co. as its new chief inve...

POBA, CalSTRS invest $235 mn in two US multifamily asssets

Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of Korea and The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) have jointly invested $235...

POBA, CalSTRS invest $40 mn in California multifamily assets

South Korea’s pension fund Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and US retirement fund The California State Teachers’ Retiremen...

NPS and six Korean LPs commit $730 mn to Ardian's infra secondaries

Seven South Korean limited partners have committed $730 million to Paris-headquartered alternative asset manager Ardian SA’s secondaries fund ...

POBA seeks new CIO as Jang Dong-hun's term ends in Jan 2022

South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is looking for a new chief investment officer (CIO) as the term of current CIO Jang ...

What to do with office buildings is biggest concern: POBA CIO

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association CIO Jang Dong-hun said on Wednesday that in the pandemic situation, POBA's real estate investment...

CalSTRS, POBA co-invest $317 mn in US debts in 2021

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) and South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) have invested a combi...

POBA invites bids for $400 mn multi-asset mandates

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will commit $400 million to two multi-asset funds this year, in its first investment in th...

POBA commits €80 mn to AXA's life science property fund

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has committed €80 million ($95 million) to AXA Investment Managers' fund, which recen...

POBA commits $150 mn to Brookfield secondaries fund

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has ventured into the real estate secondaries market, committing $150 million to Brookfiel...

GCM Grosvenor wins POBA's $300 mn infra SMA mandate

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has recently picked GCM Grosvenor, a US alternative investor, as its new separate account ...

POBA likely to invest €100 mn in Dutch lab developer

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has decided to invest around €100 million ($120 million) in Kadans Science Partner, a...

POBA CIO advises against traditional asset mix, definition

Rapid technological change that is blurring the lines between industries has altered the definition of asset classes, forcing investment managers to...

POBA eyes life science buildings, student housing in Europe via SMA

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is targeting life science buildings, last-mile distribution centers and student housing fa...

POBA commits over $200 mn to Europe-focused real estate SMA

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has committed 270 billion won ($240 million) to a separately managed account (SMA) focusin...

POBA CIO says to expand SMAs, co-investment platforms

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has earmarked over 1 trillion won ($900 million) for new real estate investments overseas ...

CalSTRS, POBA launch $600 mn US property loan JV

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) and South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) have launched a $600 ...

POBA seeks new global REIT manager for $100 mn mandate

South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will select a new global real estate investment trust (REIT) management firm to inve...

[RFP] POBA seeks two global fixed-income managers for $350 mn mandate

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) plans to allocate a combined $350 million to two global fixed-income investment companies, i...

POBA eyes distressed assets; reduces office buildings exposure

The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will aggressively chase distressed assets to take advantage of the recent market downturn, while scali...

POBA to commit $120 mn to US housing development fund

The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will commit $120 million to a US single-family housing development fund worth about 750 billion won ($...

CalSTRS, POBA to form $312.5 mn JV for US multifamily investment: report

California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) and Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will set up a $312.5 million joint ventur...

POBA to commit $111 mn to AXA’s $1.6 bn Europe logistics fund

The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will commit around 130 billion won ($111 million) to AXA Investment’s 1.4 billion euro ($1.6 bil...

POBA, PFA, Patrizia co-invest in Europe’s $1.3 bn logistics portfolio

The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA), Danish pension fund PFA and real estate investment firm Patrizia AG have co-invested 800 billion won ...