Son Ji-hyoung
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SoftBank Vision Fund injects $175m in edtech startup RiiidMoneyMay 25, 2021Educational technology startup Riiid has snapped up $175 million in fresh funding from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 to accelerate global entry of its artificial intelligence-based personalized learning exp... -
8 new active equity ETFs to set sail in KoreaMarketsMay 24, 2021South Korea‘s stock bourse will add eight new actively managed exchange traded funds that partially employ active stock picking in addition to tracking listed equities starting on Tuesday. The Korea... -
![[Market Close-up] Device shipment shortage unnerves Samsung Electronics investors](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/05/23/20210523000167_0.jpg)
[Market Close-up] Device shipment shortage unnerves Samsung Electronics investorsMarketsMay 23, 2021Concerns about electronic device shipments due to a global semiconductor component shortage is leaving retail stock investors unnerved as their net purchases of Samsung Electronics common shares wort... -
Hyundai Investments close W490b fund for acquisition financingMoneyMay 20, 2021Asset management firm Hyundai Investments on Thursday announced the closure of a new, 490 billion-won ($433 million) private fund dedicated to South Korea-focused acquisition financing for private eq... -
NPS, KIC bet on US bank, semiconductor stocksMoneyMay 19, 2021South Korean institutional investors were seen betting big on the banking sector and semiconductor firms in the United States during the first quarter, filings showed Wednesday. The National Pension... -
Korean institutional investors eye more foreign infrastructure assetsMoneyMay 19, 2021South Korean institutional investors are looking to increase their exposure to foreign alternative assets and diversify in terms of asset classes and destinations. This comes as more institutional i... -
Ex-presidential adviser named head of Korea’s sovereign wealth fundMoneyMay 18, 2021Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corp. said Tuesday that Jin Seung-ho, the former presidential adviser for balanced national development, had started his three-year term as its chief executive ... -
MMAA hires ex-Lotte insurance CIOMarketsMay 17, 2021Before joining MMAA, Lee was formerly CIO of Lotte Non-Life Insurance and chief representative officer in the United States of Samsung Life Insurance. Lee holds a bachelor’s degree of sociology from ... -
![[Herald Interview] Time is ripe for Korean property investors to increase risk profiles](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/05/14/20210514000605_0.jpg)
[Herald Interview] Time is ripe for Korean property investors to increase risk profilesMoneyMay 17, 2021South Korean investors have relied on core assets overseas, such as fully-tenanted commercial buildings in prime locations, but market changes and a low-interest environment across the globe mean tha... -
KB Asset raises W1tr for AMP Capital’s infra debt fundsMoneyMay 17, 2021Seoul-based KB Asset Management said Monday it has fetched a total of 1 trillion won ($882.1 million) for infrastructure debt exposure in developed countries under a fund-of-funds scheme with Austral... -
VIG Partners acquires hair & body care firmMoneyMay 14, 2021South Korea’s buyout fund VIG Partners said Friday it had taken over a 100 percent stake in Seoul-based hair & body care product maker The Skin Factory, known for its flagship brand Kundal, for rough... -
Koramco buys Coupang cold chain warehouse in Korea’s largest REIT dealMoneyMay 14, 2021Koramco REITs & Trust said Friday its real estate investment trust has closed its acquisition of a cold chain logistics warehouse tenanted by Nasdaq-listed e-commerce giant Coupang for roughly 360 bi... -
Real estate investors drift away from Seoul, toward logisticsMoneyMay 13, 2021Real estate investors searching for deals in South Korea were seen shifting their attention away from the capital city of Seoul in the first quarter of 2021 as demand for logistics assets rose, data ... -
LG Chem to commit W150b to local PEF in green betMoneyMay 11, 2021South Korea‘s battery materials maker and petrochemical firm LG Chem said Tuesday it plans to commit 150 billion won ($134 million) capital to a new private equity fund that targets promising compani... -
Hanwha Asset unveils fund marketplace appMarketsMay 11, 2021Hanwha Asset Management said Tuesday it has launched a new mobile app for retail investors wanting to buy a fund and go around third-party fund distribution channels. This is the latest move of Sout...
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