Investments by financial firms, pensions in overseas private debt funds near 56 trillion won

The Financial Supervisory Service's headquarters in Yeouido, western Seoul [YONHAP]

Korean financial companies and pension funds' investments in overseas private debt funds totaled nearly 56 trillion won ($37.2 billion) this year, data showed Tuesday.

Financial companies had invested 30.5 trillion won in overseas private debt funds as of the end of February, while pension funds funneled 25.4 trillion won into such assets, according to data compiled by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS).

The combined amount marked a 32.7 percent increase from 40.7 trillion won recorded at the end of 2023.

The investments had accounted for 0.42 percent of financial companies' total assets, worth 7.31 quadrillion won as of the end of 2025.