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National Pension Service to open London office

posted 26 Mar 20126 Apr 2012 updated 6 Apr 2012 by Philip Gowman 1 minute read

The Korean National Pension Service (NPS), one of the world’s biggest pension funds, is to set up a new base in London. The NPS announced the decision after a meeting between its chairman, Jun Kwang-woo, and the deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, who is visiting Seoul for the Nuclear Security Summit. http://bit.ly/HBfyx3

Incheon Airport is thinking of buying Edinburgh

posted 12 Jan 201212 Jan 2012 by Philip Gowman 1 minute read

Incheon Airport is thinking of buying and operating Edinburgh, Scotland’s busiest airport. The National Pension Service already owns some of Gatwick http://t.co/zSIbeFpO

KNOC completes Dana purchase

posted 27 Sep 201030 Jul 2015 updated 30 Jul 2015 by Philip Gowman 1 minute read

Game over for Dana, but KNOC is still aiming to up its stake from 64.2% to 90%. FT. http://bit.ly/c7GKHq #. Another piece in Korea’s energy security jigsaw.

Korean pensioners buy in to London

posted 4 Feb 201025 Nov 2014 updated 25 Nov 2014 by Peter Corbishley 2 minute read

At a total cost £1,040.5m, the National Pension Service of South Korea, the fifth biggest pension fund in the world, has bought three properties in London. These are half of a six storey commercial building in Grosvenor place, followed by a tower at 88 Wood Street in the heart of the City. But the most […]