The National Pension Service (NPS) announced on July 1 that it has received a total of seven awards at global investment evaluation ceremonies this year.
In March, the global real estate investment publication PERE (Private Equity Real Estate) named NPS the "Global Institutional Investor of the Year." PERE praised NPS for its real estate investment performance, diversification of its investment portfolio, and efforts to identify investment opportunities through global partnerships.
Following this, the Asia-Pacific financial investment publication AAM (Asian Asset Management) recognized NPS as the "Best Pension Fund in the Asia-Pacific Region" and the "Best Pension Fund in Korea." AAM cited NPS's stable fund management performance, systematic risk management, and efforts to enhance overseas investment capabilities as key reasons for the awards.
In May, NPS received the Best Portfolio Composition Award and an Excellence Award in the Asia-Pacific Investor and Core/Core-Plus Strategy categories at the "Real Estate Global Awards 2026" hosted by the UK-based IPE Real Asset. IPE commended NPS for expanding its global investment network and enhancing investment efficiency and diversification capabilities based on a stable investment framework.
Additionally, on June 30 (local time), NPS was awarded the Investor of the Year at the "Triple A Sustainable Investing Awards 2026" organized by The Asset, a financial investment magazine in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Asset highlighted NPS's long-term approach to diversifying its investment portfolio and continuously enhancing its global investment capabilities and risk management systems as major reasons for the award. With this recognition, NPS has now won the Best Pension Fund award for nine consecutive years, the only institution in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve this distinction since 2018.
Kim Sung-joo, Chairman of the National Pension Service, stated, "This award signifies that NPS's long-term investment philosophy and management capabilities have been recognized globally. We will continue to manage the valuable retirement assets of the public based on investment principles that are not swayed by market volatility and a globally competitive management system."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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