5th January, 2026
In 2025, sovereign investors channelled more than US$140 billion into the US economy, lifting the country’s share of global sovereign deal activity to over 50%, as revealed in Global SWF’s 2026 Annual Report published last week.
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22nd December, 2025
Canada’s federal public pension fund CPP has added another major piece to its long-running logistics strategy by creating a C$1.1 billion equity partnership with Dream Industrial REIT and Dream Asset Management to acquire and scale Canadian last-mile industrial real estate.
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10th December, 2025
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has joined the front rank of investors shaping where the next wave of artificial intelligence will physically live.
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25th November, 2025
When Brookfield Asset Management unveiled a new US$100 billion programme to build out artificial intelligence infrastructure last week, one name in the press release signalled how far the balance of power in AI has shifted: the Kuwait Investment Authority.
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24th November, 2025
Canada’s big public funds are sitting on sizeable AI-linked positions in their US equity portfolios, which could result in losses of at least US$55 billion across the Maple 8 in the event of a dot-com-style crash – implying a direct hit on combined assets of around 2.5-3.0%, even before contagion effects are factored in.
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22nd October, 2025
AustralianSuper, Australia’s largest pension fund, has launched a new UK Living Platform with an initial GBP500 million commitment, adding to around GBP14 billion of commitments by global state-owned investors to the UK's housing market in the past seven years.
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3rd September, 2025
Thames Water’s slow-motion crisis has become the Rorschach test for how attractive - or not - UK regulated infrastructure is to sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and public pension funds (PPFs).
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28th August, 2025
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is signalling where sovereign capital sees durable growth: direct investment in asset managers.
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7th August, 2025
Norway’s US$1.8 trillion Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) - the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, managed by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) - has just launched a fresh review of its Israeli holdings following revelations that it raised its stake in Bet Shemesh Engines, a jet engine supplier to the Israeli military, from 1.3% to over 2% in 2024.
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29th July, 2025
The sale of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s (CPP) 49% stake in Island Star Mall Developers Private Limited (ISMDPL) to The Phoenix Mills ltd marks not just the end of a joint venture, but also a new phase in the evolving relationship between global state capital and India’s most successful retail-led developer.
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8th July, 2025
Dark clouds are gathering over India’s once-unquestioned renewable energy boom. Last week’s USUS$8-per-share buyout offer for Nasdaq-listed ReNew Energy Global - led by a powerhouse sovereign consortium including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP), Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), and now Abu Dhabi’s Masdar - might look like a show of confidence. In reality, it’s a canary in the coal mine for global investors betting on Indian green power.
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12th June, 2025
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has just staked a massive US$1.3 billion on Japan’s booming data centre market, anchoring Ares Management Corporation’s US$2.4 billion Japan DC Partners I (JDC I) fund.
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