S. Korea NPS gives Russell Investments $1 billion for global listed real estate
South Korea s National Pension Service hired Seattle-based
Russell Investmentsto put $1 billion to work in global listed real estate securities, a spokeswoman for the 785 trillion won ($710 billion), Jeonju-based pension giant confirmed Wednesday. The new mandate is designed to take advantage of tactical opportunities, with the majority of that $1 billion to be allocated following periods of market downturns, according to a Russell news release Tuesday.
Scott Kim, the head of NPS real estate investment division, in the news release said the commitment the second the national pension system has awarded to Russell for investment in global real estate securities will allow us to efficiently capture the potential price discrepancies between public and private real estate markets going forward, boosting the fund s risk-adjusted returns. Details of the first allocation could not be learned.
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