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Tag: NPS

Posted inNortheast Asia, South Korea

Korean pension fund backs corporate royals again

by Geoffrey Cain March 23, 2019February 18, 2020

When the future of one of the world’s most advanced economies and democratic success stories hangs in the balance, you wouldn’t think its pension officials would stand in the way of progress. But votes cast in shareholders’ meetings in Seoul today indicate that they are buttressing an all-powerful business status quo that presidents have been […]

An electronic screen displaying the South Korean benchmark stock index at the Korea Exchange Bank in Seoul on April 21, 2011. The NPS will now take an active role in the companies they invest in. Photo: AFP/Park Ji-Hwan
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Korea’s pension fund to pressure misgoverned companies

by Andrew Salmon July 31, 2018February 18, 2020
Jeonju on March 29, 2001. It was one of the selected cities in Korea to host the 2002 World Cup. Now the city is trying to kick a financial goal. Photo: AFP/Kim Jae-hwan
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea

Decentralization scheme exiles Korean financiers from Seoul to boonies

by Hank Morris June 4, 2018February 18, 2020

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