Korea

By Jame DiBiasio | 1 November 2010
Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management readies a series of newly approved ‘condensed’ funds in expectation that 2011 will see local investors return to equities.
By Dr Insup Lee | 1 November 2010
Kim Moon Duck says Korea’s real estate industry will undergo further cross-border investment and is predicting a structural change in project financing domestically.
By Joe Marsh | 27 October 2010
The chairman and CEO of US asset manager Neuberger Berman sees opportunities arising from Basel III and the Volcker Rule and outlines his plans for Asia.
By Dr Insup Lee | 25 October 2010
KB Asset Management is one of the few firms in Korea to combine strategic investment styles under one roof. Its chief, Cho Jaemin, thinks locals will soon come to realise the ...
By Dr Insup Lee | 18 October 2010
The National Pension Service has been the busiest among regional peers in diversifying into overseas property, recognising the need to realign its portfolio in the face of ...
By Dr Insup Lee | 8 October 2010
Kang Bang Chun predicts the Kospi will continue trending upwards over the next year amid expectations of weakness in the US dollar and a low interest-rate environment.
By Simon Osborne | 4 October 2010
Alternatives investment manager Woori Absolute Partners confirms a new senior appointment and lays out its future strategy.
By Dr Insup Lee | 29 September 2010
Sources in Seoul are tipping Lee Chan-Woo to be named the new CIO of Korea’s National Pension Service, the world’s fourth largest pension fund with assets of $260 ...
By Dr Insup Lee | 28 September 2010
A sharp rise in the number of new investment advisory companies in Korea is causing some to worry that the increased competition will harm the industry.
By Dr Insup Lee | 17 September 2010
The institutional fund manager highlights opportunities for profit in the small-cap arena, which it says is under-researched.
By Dr Insup Lee | 10 September 2010
The industry is expected to double in size by the end of this year amid a continued relaxation of rules by the government, according to the Korea Financial Investment Association.
By Joe Marsh | 9 September 2010
GSAM continues to broaden its distribution effort in Asia by hiring AllianceBernstein’s Alina Huo in Hong Kong and Franklin Templeton’s Jamie Min in South Korea.
By Dr Insup Lee | 27 August 2010
The UK hedge-fund manager will advise the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union on its alternatives allocation.
By Joe Marsh | 25 August 2010
KH Kang joined BNY Mellon earlier this month from Woori Securities to replace TB Song.
By Joe Marsh | 23 August 2010
The South Korean firm aims to become a 'go-to' emerging-markets asset manager for global allocators, says Martyn Gilbey, newly appointed Asia-Pacific head of marketing.
Quick Poll

The Chinese yuan is:



« View results

Previous polls ››

Overvalued versus the dollar
  19%
 
Undervalued versus the dollar
  52%
 
At fair value versus the dollar
  29%
TOTAL VOTES: 48
Comment on this

« Back

Previous polls ››

Fund Videos
fundinfo.com
20.04.2012
Portrait, Roy Scheepe, Senior Client Portfolio Manager Asian Debt
17.04.2012
Portrait, Bryan Collins, Portfolio Manager

›› View more videos

May 2012 Magazine
AsianInvestor Magazine

What's in this issue

Family offices come of age
Consumer-bank distributors speak
Hedge funds: the next generation