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GIC Finds Shelter From Stagflation in Tailwinds of Digital Economy and Renewables Growth

28th April, 2023

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC has stumped up around US$1 billion this week for assets in logistics and electricity transmission infrastructure that align with its strategy of seeking inflation-protecting assets in anticipation of medium-term disruption from rising prices.

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Future Fund Looks to Commodities as Stagflation Hedge

27th April, 2023

Australia’s A$202.8 billion (US$135.8 billion) Future Fund notched up a 3.4% return in the first quarter, as it displayed resilience against stock market volatility and inflation, delivering a 1.1% return for the full financial year ending in March.

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Canadians Funnel More Capital Into Indian Investment Trusts

26th April, 2023

Canadian public pension funds are planning to funnel US$1 billion of fresh capital into infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) focusing on renewables and roads.

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Mubadala Boosts Brazil's Bid for Low Carbon Fuel

25th April, 2023

Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala is backing a major leap forward in aviation by funding a US$2.5 billion project to build a sustainable fuel plant in Brazil.

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CDPQ Set to Lead Canadian Tilt to Europe

24th April, 2023

CDPQ’s decision to deploy US$11.2 billion in European private markets via an expanded London-based team follows a trend among Canada’s Maple 8 public pension funds seen in recent years.

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NBIM Posts Healthy Return as it Considers Private Markets

21st April, 2023

Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), managed by Norges Bank (NBIM), has affirmed its position as the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund after posting a 5.9% return in Q1, led by a recovery in equity investments.

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State Investors Radically Pare Back Chinese Equity Positions Due to Risk Concerns

20th April, 2023

State-owned investors (SOIs) are dumping their Shanghai-listed A-Shares and rapidly reducing their exposure to Chinese public markets amid rising geopolitical risks and market uncertainty.

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Abu Dhabi and Canada Funds Help Drive Indian Road Expansion

19th April, 2023

A leading Indian infrastructure investment trust, Cube Highways Trust, has won the backing of Canadian public pension fund British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) and Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investor Mubadala as anchor investors in its INR52.2 billion (US$630 million) listing.

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Alaska's SWF Freezes In-State Investments and Grows Risk-Averse on Private Equity

19th April, 2023

One of the US’s biggest sovereign wealth funds is set to end investments in its home state, citing the potential for conflicts of interest and lack of sufficient opportunities.

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PIF Boosted to US$730bn As Its VC Arm Takes Aramco Stake

17th April, 2023

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund continues its rapid ascent with total assets under management estimated at US$730 billion, following the transfer of a 4% stake in the oil giant Saudi Aramco to the sovereign wealth fund’s wholly owned subsidiary, Sanabil Investments.

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ADIA Presses Ahead with Multi-Billion Take-Private Strategy

14th April, 2023

Sovereign wealth funds have been prominent buyers in listed companies going private in recent months, and yet another big deal is on the horizon: a proposed GBP4.6 billion (US$5.7 billion) takeover of Dechra Pharmaceuticals by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Swedish private equity firm EQT.

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Swedish pension giant Alecta Overhauls Leadership Amid Crisis

14th April, 2023

Sweden’s biggest pension fund manager Alecta has ousted its CEO Magnus Billing following massive losses in high-risk US bank investments.

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