Mar 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
ENG
KIC Chief Executive Choi Heenam
South Korea s Police Mutual Aid Association (PMAA) has been looking for a new chief investment officer for a half year, while the sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) and the Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) have just kicked off their CIO selection process.
Another retirement fund Korea Scientists & Engineers Mutual-aid Association will likely join them soon to find the successor of CIO Huh Sung-moo whose two-year term is expiring next month.
In the second half, the National Pension Service (NPS), which manages $740 billion in assets, is expected to launch the process to replace its CIO Ahn Hyo-joon. Ahn s two-year term was extended to early October of this year.
Jan 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
ENG
ESR Kendall Square REIT s property portfolio
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has emerged as the top shareholder in South Korea’s only listed logistics real estate investment trust (REIT), which made its trading debut last month.
Of CPPIB s 24.85% stake in ESR Kendall Square REIT Co., around two-thirds of its holding was converted from bonds last year, meaning the Canadian pension must hold them until Oct. 26 of this year under the one-year mandatory holding requirement. Its ownership is expected to provide downside protection to the share price of the REIT, managed by a Korean unit of ESR, Asia’s largest logistics real estate investor.