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National Pension Service to open London office

by Philip Gowman on 26 March, 2012

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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 Keywords: General post […]

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Incheon Airport is thinking of buying Edinburgh

by Philip Gowman 12 January 2012
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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 Keywords: General post tags: Investing in UK

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KNOC completes Dana purchase

by Philip Gowman 27 September 2010
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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. Keywords: Companies: KNOC Other tags: Investing in UK

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Korean pensioners buy in to London

by Peter Corbishley 4 February 2010
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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 […]

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