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The likes of Geps, KIC and Hyundai Insurance are looking to further raise their allocations to private markets, but seem less keen on hedge funds.
The Government Employees Pension Service is tipped to see fierce competition for its CIO vacancy. It has also seen its head of overseas investment join KB Asset Management.
Choi Young-Gwon will start in the new role on April 1 after overseeing big changes in investment strategy during his three years at Korea's Government Employees Pension Service.
The pension fund will gradually reduce its fixed income allocation in favour of alternative assets until 2021, says head of investment strategy Richard Park Chunsuk.
Korea's pensions and insurers are keen to raise their alternatives and overseas exposure, but lack capabilities in those areas. How are investment heads in Seoul addressing this issue?
The $5.2 billion Government Employees Pension Service will hand out $100 million in global private equity secondaries mandates as part of a plan to raise its alternatives exposure.
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The $5.2 billion state retirement fund is boosting its alternatives and overseas exposure, adopting a longer-term investment approach and using more active foreign equity managers.
They explain the factors that determine why they choose one manager over another as they look to step up allocation to global markets and alternative assets.
The $5 billion Government Employees Pension Service is looking to allocate up to $200 million to three external managers this year as part of drive to revitalise returns.
The pension service will be seeking a new chairman and CIO. Local media has cited poor performance as to blame for the exits, and pointed to an industry need to raise global allocations.
The Government Employees Pension Service will raise its foreign alternatives allocation, which may include more private equity exposure and its first offshore hedge fund investments.
