| At about $64 billion (2013), the sovereign wealth funds managed through the Korea Investment Corporation is among the smaller funds. As a member of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds, the KIC shares certain characteristics with the larger SWFs, grounded on the GAAP of the Santiago Principles.
The KIC is also a relatively new fund. It was established in 2005 under the Korean Investment Corporation (KIC) Act No. 7393 (2005) as a non-commodity fund; or better put, as a government owned investment management company that specializes in overseas investment (Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute, South Korea)...............................................Full Article: Source
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