David Rubenstein interview

Private equity Carlyle’s Rubenstein sees commercial real estate undervalued

The US commercial real estate market is undervalued relative to other sectors amid elevated interest rates, while Big Tech stocks could take a breat...

Bio & Pharma Reversing age possible in a decade: Harvard Prof. David Sinclair

Humans will be able to control biological age and reverse their age in 10 years with advancements in medical science and live up to around 120, abou...

Business & Politics Camp David Summit to Unite U.S., South Korea, Japan

WASHINGTON—A new trilateral alliance linking the U.S., South Korea and Japan will enhance cooperation among the nations in key areas, includin...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Glonet: A case of Korea's logistics David vs Japan’s shipping Goliath

TOKYO – Glonet Co. is a novice logistics company hardly known in Japan’s time-honored shipping industry.The small South Korean shipping ...

Content platforms A Goliath vs. Davids battle in the S.Korean OTT market

Netflix Inc. is poised to further distance itself from its money-losing local peers in the South Korean video streaming market this year, as it make...

Artificial intelligence Saramin launches AI interview coaching service for job seekers

South Korean career matching platform Saramin (formerly SaraminHR Co.)  said on Tuesday that it has unveiled an AI interview coaching service t...

Real estate European real estate is well-positioned for attractive relative value: M&G

The war in Ukraine continues to stoke ongoing uncertainty in Europe, with the impact on energy supplies and prices likely to be felt more intensely ...

Private debt European direct lending offers investment edge: Permira

The direct lending market is garnering investor attention as it has performed well during periods of market volatility. As banks are cautious to t...

Private equity It's time for individual investors to bet on stocks: Carlyle's David Rubenstein

  A lot of stock investors have jumped into the bullish market in recent years. But global inflation and recession appear as threats to invest...

Asset management Private markets embrace wider swath of economy: Partners Group CEO

Private equity is regarded as an alternative asset class while shares of listed companies are known as traditional assets. This classification may n...

Private equity Stockbridge names former NPS real estate expert as its MD

Stockbridge Capital Group LLC, a US real estate investment firm, announced on Feb. 10 that David Park has joined the firm as a managing director. ...

Artificial intelligence Telecom giant KT to develop its own NPU, AI ecosystem

Telecommunications giant KT Corp. announced concrete plans to launch its artificial intelligence infrastructure business by joining forces with indu...

Entertainment [Interview] Manga platform Piccoma ready to take over Japan's comics market

Manga platform Piccoma is gearing up to take over Japan’s massive digital comics market as the company continues to see prominent growth in its ...

Pension funds [Interview] Real estate funds may bear brunt of Covid 19 in Q4: military fund

The coronavirus impact will likely spill over to the commercial real estate market around the fourth quarter of this year, with a spike in office vaca...

Pension funds [Interview] Teachers’ Pension picks infrastructure, daily necessities sectors

South Korea’s Teachers’ Pension will chase infrastructure facilities and industrial park properties in developed countries for overseas al...

Pension funds [Interview] Korea local govts' pension hunts for bargains as valuation concern eased: CIO

The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is shifting away from a defensive stance to put its increased cash to work as the asset price declines...

Canyon Partners [Interview] Distressed investing to hedge PE/PD strategies: Canyon Partners

A distressed allocation can complement private equity and private debt strategies in the later stage of credit growth cycles as a record-high percenta...

The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) will ramp up global private equity secondary investment and focus real estate investment on easy-to-tr...

[Interview] POBA to increase US property loan investment via JVs

The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will continue to step up investment in US real estate loans through joint ventures (JVs) with global p...

[Interview] Carlyle sees niche in opportunistic credit for mid-teen returns

Opportunistic credit is becoming a growing form of credit strategy, offering steady mid-teen returns with a low principal loss risk, compared with s...

[Interview] KTCU’s new CIO says to boost equity investments

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) will aggressively seek equity-type investments such as stocks and private equities for extra returns wi...

[Interview] DRC plans to launch Europe whole loan fund in 2019

DRC Capital, a London-based debt investment advisor, plans to launch a European whole loan fund by mid-2019, in a follow-up to its UK whole loan fund ...

[Interview] UK senior facilities likely to offer strong return: Octopus Investments

The UK retirement property market will create investment opportunities of up to $70 billion over the next 10 years and may yield double-digit return...

[Interview] Korean office building market set for further growth: Savills

South Korea’s office building market is poised to continue its record-breaking growth, buoyed by heavy money inflows from overseas investors and the c...

[Interview] Ares Management picks commercial mortgage, 2nd-tier US cities

Senior commercial real estate debts and select second-tier cities are likely to offer greater investment opportunities to global investors still keen ...

[Interview] Korea military fund aims to cash in $700 mn bad assets within 3 yrs

The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) will liquidate half of its 1.6 trillion won ($1.4 billion) worth of non-performing assets by early 2021 and...

[Interview] IFM Investors upbeat on renewables; wary of power generators

Renewable energy sectors in North America, western Europe and Australia will continue to create attractive investment opportunities, whereas regulator...

[Interview] Carlyle sees huge potential in private credit: Co-CEO

The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s biggest private equity firms, puts the expansion of credit business as a top priority as the private debt market...

[Interview] Blockchain technology to cut property transaction cost: Bitcoin.com CEO

“The impact of blockchain technology will not be limited within financial markets. Blockchain technology will also impact real estate transactions, sm...

[Interview] Meritz Real picks US retail assets, shorter-term property loans

US commercial buildings with global brand shops or fresh food stores are likely to generate strong returns enough to offset higher dollar hedging cost...