The sovereign wealth fund is also focusing on energy and digital infrastructure and expanding private credit investments to generate returns above market benchmarks.“We are paying close attention to Asia, where borrowing costs are stabilizing and to residential properties and data centers, which continue to see resilient demand,” Park said in a keynote speech at the global investment conference ASK 2025.“Prime assets that have undergone price corrections are also expected to provide long-term investment opportunities.”INFRASTRUCTUREInfrastructure is becoming a core asset class of global institutional portfolios as interest rates remain elevated over an extended period.
In particular, AI technology innovation is creating a new investment ecosystem across all asset classes, including private credit, venture capital and infrastructure.“AI technology is creating promising medium to long-term investment opportunities as the technology is driving productivity gains and business model transformation,” Park told the biannual alternative investment conference.
PRIVATE CREDITSince last year, KIC has classified private credit as a separate asset class for alternatives and gradually increasing allocations to private credit across diverse strategies from direct lending and mezzanine loans to real estate and infrastructure project financing.“We are trying to achieve alpha returns that exceed market benchmarks,” the CEO said of its private credit strategy.
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