Korea Institutional Investment Forum 2016

Event Highlights

The Editors

Jul 12, 2016

Delegates gathered in Seoul on June 23 for AsianInvestor's 10th Korea Institutional Investment Forum.

Yang Young-sig, National Pension Service

Keith Patton, BMO Global Asset Management

Jeff Mueller, Eaton Vance

Panel discussion: CIO Roundtable

Cho Sung-sik, Mirae Asset Life

Choi Young-gwon, Government Employees Pension Service

Park Min-ho, Teachers' Pension

Jang Dong-hun, Public Officials Benefit Association

Lee Insup, AsianInvestor

Jack Chang, Ping An of China Asset Management (HK)

Ian Fowler, Babson Capital

Thomas Deinet, Hedge Fund Standards Board

Andrew Shin, Willis Towers Watson

Jeon Kyung-cheol, Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance

Panel discussion: How to avoid the biggest pitfalls of alternative investments

Philip Yoon, Korean Teachers' Credit Union

Suh Woncheol, Government Employees Pension Service

Yang Bongjin, Korea Investment Management

Richard Morrow, AsianInvestor

Nam Chae-woo, Korea Capital Market Institute

Alastair Hills, AsianInvestor

Asset owners, asset managers and industry service providers gathered at the Conrad hotel in Seoul for the event.

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