The move reflects how South Korean investors, and those in the wider Asia region, are seeking to spread their asset allocation options, the parties to the arrangement said.

New York-headquartered SkyBridge Capital, an alternative investment firm overseeing $7.9 billion of client money, has partnered with South Korean securities firm Woori Investment & Securities.

The pact with Woori enables Skybridge to distribute its hedge fund products to South Korea and Asia more broadly.

As part of the arrangement, Woori has allocated capital to a SkyBridge fund of hedge funds' vehicle. 

Woori I&S offers services including wealth management, investment banking and prime brokerage. It has client assets of W148.9 trillion (about $107 billion), and serves domestic clients, and foreign clients via 13 overseas offices and subsidiaries.

“Investors in this region are seeking to diversify portfolios to include more alternative investment options,” Eun Soo Kim, head of global division for Woori I&S, said. “We believe that SkyBridge’s thoughtful, thematic investment strategy and high-conviction approach to alpha generation will help us to provide our clients with a high-quality hedge fund investment option.”