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Singapore gets closer to Abu Dhabi, another Temasek unit opens in ADGM

24th March, 2025

As we anticipated in November 2024, Temasek-owned asset manager Seviora Group has opened an office in Abu Dhabi with the views of expanding its partnerships and activities in the region.

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Global SWF Celebrates its Article #1,000

25th February, 2025

On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, Global SWF celebrated a new milestone of 1,000 articles, which provide original content and insights into the opaque world of Sovereign Wealth Funds on a daily basis.

AI Geopolitics: Middle Eastern Sovereign Wealth Funds and Trump's AI Revolution

24th January, 2025

In a bold move signaling his return to office, President Donald Trump unveiled the US$500 billion Stargate initiative, the most significant AI infrastructure project in history.

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Trump’s Second Term: Sovereign Wealth Funds Caught in the US-China Crossfire

21st January, 2025

With President Donald Trump’s second term officially underway, the global investment community is bracing for a period of economic turbulence and geopolitical recalibration.

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Deflating Unicorns and Tech Turmoil: How Mubadala is Steering a Sinking Ship

20th January, 2025

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company is in the thick of two high-profile battles to salvage its investments in once-billion-dollar tech darlings: Turkish grocery delivery startup Getir and Berlin-based insurtech Wefox.

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Temasek and Mubadala Buy Into Private Credit

10th December, 2024

The private credit market is expanding at a breakneck speed with the market expected to grow nearly double between 2023 and 2030 to approach US$3 trillion – and sovereign wealth funds are increasing their exposure by buying into providers of non-bank loans at high valuations, as well as their own direct lending strategies. 

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Mubadala Builds its Asset Management Empire

28th November, 2024

Mubadala continues to build its asset management empire with the planned acquisition of Toronto-based CI Financial by Mubadala Capital in an all-cash offer of C$12.1 billion (US$8.66 billion) to privatise the alternatives investor.

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Another day, another multi-billion-dollar fund for Abu Dhabi: ADNOC’s XRG

27th November, 2024

On Wednesday, the Board of Directors of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) endorsed the decision of its CEO to launch a new subsidiary that will lead global investments in low-carbon energy solutions.

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ADIC (the Council) unveils new brand, opens office in NYC

26th November, 2024

On Tuesday, the Abu Dhabi Investment Council (known as ADIC, or simply, the Council) did a rare move when it unveiled its new brand and website, which had barely changed since the inception of the fund.

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ADQ Emerges as a Major MENA Chemicals Industry Investor

13th November, 2024

Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ is developing its petrochemicals portfolio, adding value to upstream output – but also overlapping with the interests of Abu Dhabi’s other state-owned investor, Mubadala, which has its own assets in the sector.

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Abu Dhabi and Singapore Strengthen Alliance via SWFs

6th November, 2024

Singapore and Abu Dhabi have seen their relationship grow in recent years, with their respective state-owned investors playing a crucial role in the developing economic partnership between the two countries, which enjoyed a non-oil bilateral trade approaching US$6 billion last year.

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Criminal Investigations Progressing into Collapsed Armenian SWF

29th October, 2024

Armenian authorities continue to press on with a criminal investigation into the collapse of the Armenia National Interests Fund (ANIF), a signatory of the Santiago principles.

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