NPS embarking on investing hiring drive to fill its brain drain

Korea’s National Pension Service’s newly stated desire to fill 54 vacancies in its investment department underlines a pressing need to round out an underpowered investment team as its asset base continues to grow. Successfully filling these positions will be important for it to successfully expand overseas and alternative asset investments, say experts. The world’s third-largest pension fund has been short of investment talent since 2017. Over 130 executives have fled NPS Investme…