Korean investors want EM debt, alts…some day
For many insurance companies, pension funds and banks, the need to diversify bond portfolios abroad is understood, but few seem prepared to act.
Several insurance company and bank investment officials in South Korea say they recognise the need to diversify bond portfolios to international assets, but are uncomfortable taking on the associated risks.
Similarly, second-tier pension funds accept the need for alternative investments, but aren’t ready to take the plunge.
Speaking at AsianInvestor’s recent Korea Institutional Investment Forum in Seoul, Kim Joong-il, CIO at Hyundai Life Insurance (a post he has just stepped dow…
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