Korea

By Joe Marsh | 9 hours ago
Global chief executive Elizabeth Corley outlines some of Allianz Global Investors’ strategy for Asia, and discusses regional investment trends.
By Dr Insup Lee | 3 days ago
The pension fund will raise exposure to domestic and global equities and alternatives after admitting it maintained fixed income allocations too long, causing it to underperform...
By Dr Insup Lee , Leigh Powell | 3 June 2013
Khwarg Tae Sum seeks to take advantage of its UK parent to launch a range of international funds to help Korean investors diversify.
By Joe Marsh | 31 May 2013
CEO Rick Waddell says the firm does not intend to seek a licence to conduct onshore custody business in China, but is targeting Asian family offices.
By Suzy Waite | 29 May 2013
Newly appointed chief marketing officer, Ashley Dale, will be visiting Europe next week to evaluate how many sales staff to hire. The firm is also planning two more ETF launches.
By Yvonne Chan | 29 May 2013
The Asian asset management arm of Prudential plans to keep alts at 5% of its portfolio, while the Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives will nearly double its ...
By Dr Insup Lee | 27 May 2013
Choi Kwang becomes the first former health and welfare minister to lead Korea’s National Pension Service. He now faces installing a new management team.
By Dr Insup Lee | 22 May 2013
Park Min Ho, previously head of KTPF's investment strategy team, is mulling more aggressive allocations in alternatives and looks to diversify assets globally as CIO.
By Leigh Powell | 7 May 2013
The firm has set its sights on the US, Latin America and South Asia as it strives to offer a broader suite to institutions. But market leader Samsung sees greater growth in the ...
By Leigh Powell | 30 April 2013
Choo Heung-Sik, head of the central bank’s reserve management group, is keeping an open mind to alternative opportunities and sees emerging markets as increasingly important.
By Leigh Powell | 26 April 2013
The nation’s Financial Services Commission is working on guidelines to allow swaps-based replication from this June. The suite of new products will likely track overseas ...
By Yvonne Chan | 18 April 2013
The firm gains an asset management licence to capture heightened demand by Korean institutions seeking real estate exposure in the West.
By Dr Insup Lee , Leigh Powell | 11 April 2013
The firm moves to make most of its Hong Kong sales and trading team redundant in response to poor volumes. But it denies an SCMP report it is shutting the office completely.
By Dr Insup Lee , Leigh Powell | 11 April 2013
The firm moves to make most of its Hong Kong sales and trading team redundant in response to poor volumes. But it denies an SCMP report it is shutting the office completely.
By Leigh Powell | 3 April 2013
The UK fund house sees appetite for emerging market exposure, particularly China, and multi-asset allocation after completing its acquisition of SEI Asset Korea.
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