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State Pension Fund Invests in Liquor, Tobacco and Gambling ‘Sin Stocks’

State Pension Fund Invests in Liquor, Tobacco and Gambling ‘Sin Stocks’

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state pension fund has been found to have invested a large sum of money in the so-called “sin stocks” that include liquor, tobacco and gambling businesses, data showed Tuesday. Rep. Nam In-soon of the Democratic Party referred to an National Pension Service (NPS) report that around 5.29 [...]

NPS to Raise Ceiling for Portion of ‘Strategic’ Investment in Domestic Stocks

NPS to Raise Ceiling for Portion of ‘Strategic’ Investment in Domestic Stocks

SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top institutional investor National Pension Service (NPS) said Friday it will raise the ceiling for the portion of its “strategic” investment in local stocks, a move to help ease the fund’s selling spree to meet its stockholding target. Under the latest decision, the ceiling for the share [...]

S. Korea’s State Pension to Invest $300 mln in Aussie Infra Fund

S. Korea’s State Pension to Invest $300 mln in Aussie Infra Fund

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state pension fund will invest US$300 million in an Australian infrastructure fund as it seeks diversification and profitability in its portfolios, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. The National Pension Service (NPS) will join AXA General Insurance, Allianz and APG, the largest pension provider in [...]

S. Korea Finalizes Guidelines on Pension Fund’s Shareholder Activism

S. Korea Finalizes Guidelines on Pension Fund’s Shareholder Activism

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Friday approved proposed guidelines for shareholder activism by the country’s largest state pension fund, paving the way for the fund to press companies it holds stakes in to dismiss board members over breach of trust and other illegal activities. “The guidelines are part of efforts to [...]

Pension Fund Forecast to Be Depleted Earlier Than Predicted: Sources

Pension Fund Forecast to Be Depleted Earlier Than Predicted: Sources

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s national pension could run out of money by 2056 or 2057 if current financial conditions continue, three to four years earlier than previously projected by the government, official sources said Thursday. The government conducts reviews on the financial soundness of the National Pension Service (NPS) every five [...]