4th April, 2025
In a market defined by long-term stability and regulated returns, Australia’s Transgrid has emerged as a crown jewel — and a paradox.
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21st February, 2025
Canada’s largest pension funds are stepping up their climate commitments, but progress remains uneven.
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28th January, 2025
The global markets have been rocked by the seismic impact of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup that has upended the prevailing assumptions about the cost and dominance of artificial intelligence.
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13th December, 2024
India’s renewable energy sector, a cornerstone of the country’s green transition, has long attracted state-owned investors eager to capitalize on its immense growth potential.
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2nd December, 2024
Institutional investors are looking at a range of businesses exposed to energy transition, beyond simply investing in renewables and divesting from fossil fuels to “green” their portfolios - and metering solutions form a growing part of boosting operational performance and energy efficiency in the power sector.
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22nd November, 2024
The charging of three ex-employees of Canadian pension giant CDPQ by US authorities over a bribery scheme involving Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and Indian government officials creates a new twist in the strained relationship between Canada and India.
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21st October, 2024
Canadian public pension funds are facing the heat of scrutiny over governance, having prided themselves as the leaders in transparency and best practices.
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12th September, 2024
With India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways setting out plans for INR22 trillion (US$262 billion) in infrastructure investment up to FY2031/32, the Indian roads sector continues to be one of the world’s fastest growing infrastructure markets.
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28th March, 2024
The UK’s biggest water utility, Thames Water, which is two-thirds owned by state-owned investors, looks set to be renationalized – at least temporarily – after its shareholders refused to throw it a financial lifeline.
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20th March, 2024
Sovereign investors are looking to cash in assets, sensing markets are ripe for divestment. Singapore’s Temasek and GIC are the most active sovereign investors in big ticket sales, which are set to net them billions in returns that will be recycled into new strategies.
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28th February, 2024
Last year’s venture capital drought has given way to a deluge of investment with the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) the latest to open the sluice gates of funds for startups.
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26th February, 2024
The real estate slump dragged down the investment returns for two of Canada’s biggest public pension funds, CDPQ and OMERS, which reported their annual results in recent days - results that confirmed Global SWF's finding of a negative correlation between one-year returns and allocation to alternatives in 2023.
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