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October 2021

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Korea Teachers’ Pension opens tender for 80 billion won venture capital mandate
Market Access: This is the pension fund’s third tender of 2021
By Hui Ching-hoo   
October 15, 2021
Samsung Asset Management launches South Korea’s first carbon ETF
Market Access: The index tracks performance of European Emission Allowances futures contracts traded on the Intercontinental Exchange
By Hui Ching-hoo   
October 5, 2021
Korea’s NPS invests US$100 million in ride-hailer Kakao Mobility, report says
Pensions: US private equity firm Carlyle Group is said to have separately committed $8.2 million to Kakao Mobility
By Hui Ching-hoo   
June 15, 2021
Korea’s Teachers’ Pension opens tender for domestic equity mandate
Pensions: Teachers’ Pension says the outsourcing is to establish a portfolio that can generate stable performance
By Hui Ching-hoo   
May 11, 2021
Korea Post seeks discretionary managers for foreign alternatives
Government Funds: The managers will also be responsible for investment execution and currency hedging for the mandates
By Hui Ching-hoo   
February 17, 2021
Korea Investment Management seeks ESG research provider
Environmental: Net asset value of Korea’s ESG-themed mutual funds jumped three-fold over the last three years
By Hui Ching-hoo   
February 5, 2021
Korea’s POBA hires KORAMCO for 300 billion won property mandate
Market Access: Around 60% of the fund is allocated to large office buildings and 40% for value-added strategies
By Hui Ching-hoo   
February 3, 2021
Korea Post opens tender for socially responsible domestic equity mandate
Government Funds: Applicants for the tender must manage equity funds of at least 50 billion won
By Hui Ching-hoo   
February 2, 2021
Korea construction workers’ pension seeks 18 managers for two equity mandates
Pensions: Domestic equity mandate is benchmarked against the Korea Composite Stock Price Index
By Hui Ching-hoo   
January 14, 2021
Korea’s Yellow Umbrella opens tender for 600 billion won bond mandate
Government Funds: This is Yellow Umbrella’s second foreign bond mandate
By Hui Ching-hoo   
January 11, 2021
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