Layout:

Canada’s C$25 Billion Sovereign Fund Must Show Why It Is Needed

11th November, 2026

Canada appointed Bridgewater Associates co-chief investment officer Karen Karniol-Tambour on 9 November to lead its C$25 billion (US$18 billion) Canada Strong Fund.

Subscriber Post

US$3.1 Billion LNG Canada Deal Tests the Maple Funds’ Domestic Investment Push

3rd November, 2026

CPP Investments, OMERS, PSP Investments and IMCO are joining Blackstone in a US$3.1 billion investment linked to Mitsubishi Corporation’s interest in LNG Canada. The deal brings Canadian pension money into one of the country’s largest energy projects as Ottawa seeks more investment at home.

Subscriber Post

Sovereign Investors Widen Funding Options as Competition for Capital Grows

16th October, 2026

Governments and state entities are looking further afield for funding as artificial intelligence, infrastructure, defence and energy compete for global capital. Citi says borrowers are examining renminbi, Australian dollar, Hong Kong dollar and Singapore dollar markets as financing needs rise and borrowing costs remain high.

Subscriber Post

Canada Calls the Maple 8 Back Home

15th September, 2026

Canada’s push to bring more pension capital into the domestic economy has moved decisively from debate to deployment. Ontario Teachers’ and OMERS have each committed C$10 billion (US$7.2 billion), putting real money behind years of pressure for the Maple 8 to invest more at home. The 10-year record suggests that higher domestic exposure has not consistently come at the expense of total-fund returns.

Subscriber Post

State Capital Bucks Private Equity’s Deal Slump but Follows Its Shift to Scale

14th September, 2026

Private equity entered 2026 with more money moving through fewer deals. KPMG’s latest Pulse of Private Equity puts global investment at US$1 trillion across 9,294 deals in H1 2026, while the rolling 12-month deal count fell to 20,105, its lowest level in more than five years.

Subscriber Post

Maple 8 Price Trump Risk as US Exposure Keeps Rising

8th September, 2026

Canada’s largest public pension funds have become more exposed to the United States since Donald Trump’s November 2024 election, even as tariffs, threats against Canada and wider policy uncertainty have increased the risks attached to the market.

Subscriber Post

Sovereign Investors Return to Retail Real Estate After Years of Repricing

4th September, 2026

Retail property has moved from the margins of sovereign real estate investment to one of its busiest segments in 2026.

Subscriber Post

State-Owned Investors Flock to Indian Hospital Chain IPO, and Temasek Reaps the Rewards

5th August, 2026

Manipal Health Enterprises’ INR92.75 billion (US$977 million) initial public offering has attracted a slew of global state-owned investors with Singapore’s Temasek seeing a modest dilution of ownership, but foreign sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds still hold 50.3% of the newly listed hospital group.

Subscriber Post

NIIF Fund II Turns India’s Exit Record Into a New Sovereign Fundraise

30th June, 2026

India has doubled its allocation to the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), giving the sovereign-anchored platform launched just over a decade ago a stronger base for its second infrastructure vintage after a run of exits in renewables, roads and smart meters.

Subscriber Post

Canada’s Pension Giants Pass Funding Test As Benchmarks Bite

26th June, 2026

Canada’s public pension model still looks sound, but FY2026 showed why these funds cannot be judged by headline returns alone.

Subscriber Post

Sovereign Investors see the Value of their US Equities drop; Canadians Double Down

18th May, 2026

Sovereign Wealth Funds and Public Pension Funds saw their portfolios of US Equities decrease in value significantly during the first quarter of 2026, due to the War in Iran and the subsequent effect in oil prices and global financial markets. According to the quarterly filings released by SEC this week, the average holdings of Sovereign Investors would have fallen 12% by March 31, after all investments and exits.

Subscriber Post

Canadian and Australian Pension Funds Formalise an Established Investment Relationship

5th March, 2026

The Canadian-Australian Pension Funds Investment Initiative (CAP Invest) brings together nine Australian superannuation funds and investment platforms and nine Canadian public pension organisations in a framework intended to facilitate dialogue with governments and encourage cross-border investment.

Subscriber Post