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Temasek Aims to Turn Around Fortunes with Paris Office and US$18bn EMEA Surge

11th April, 2024

Singapore’s Temasek has opened a new office in Paris, a year behind schedule, as it seeks to advance its EMEA strategy, which has seen its exposure to the region grow five-fold since 2011, in Singapore dollar terms to S$47 billion or 12% of its portfolio by end-FY2022/23.

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Japan's GPIF Gains APG's Support in Infra Diversification

10th April, 2024

Japan’s US$1.48 trillion goliath Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has joined forces with Europe’s biggest public pension fund manager, the Netherlands’ US$562 billion APG, to surge into global infrastructure markets.

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Korea’s Generation Z Receives Little Comfort over Pensions in Election Race

9th April, 2024

Themes in the South Korean general election, taking place on Wednesday, have highlighted the cost of living, represented by the price of green onions which has soared in recent months – but the elephant in the room that the two main political parties have failed to address is the fact that Koreans born after 1990 are unlikely to receive a pension from the National Pension Service (NPS) when they turn 65.

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Investcorp: A Nexus of China-Gulf Economic Relations

8th April, 2024

The China Investment Corporation (CIC) is reportedly in dialogue with Bahrain-based Investcorp to potentially back a US$800 million investment vehicle that will back pre-IPO Middle Eastern companies.

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Lunate Brings Oil Pipelines Back In-House, Slashing FDI in Midstream Infra

5th April, 2024

Lunate Capital, a multi-asset class investment manager backed by Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ and seeded with US$50 billion, has conducted its first major transaction, acquiring a 40% stake in Adnoc Oil Pipelines from BlackRock and KKR.

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Mubadala Pushes into Indian Healthcare and Financial Services

4th April, 2024

India forms a central platform for Mubadala’s objective of doubling its exposure in Asia by 2030 from 12% is in Asia in 2023 to 25%. While infrastructure has been the core focus of Abu Dhabi’s investment in India, the Emirate’s sovereign investment vehicles – Mubadala, ADIA and ADQ – are diversifying their private market portfolios.

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CalPERS Recruits NZ Super's CIO to Overhaul Private Equity and Boost Sustainable Investment

3rd April, 2024

After five years serving as NZ Super’s CIO, Stephen Gilmore is packing his bags for California where he is set to start his new job at the US$494 billion CalPERS, the US’s largest public pension fund and a massive step up from the US$70 billion New Zealand sovereign wealth fund.

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Gulf SWFs Build their EV Empires

2nd April, 2024

The Gulf region’s sovereign wealth funds have pursued very different strategies towards the rise of electric vehicles.

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Fund of the Month (Apr'24): Aware Super

1st April, 2024

Aware Super is Australia’s third largest profit-for-member industry superannuation fund, with AU$ 175 billion (US$ 114 billion) under management on behalf of 1.2 million members and a brand-new office in London. We had the pleasure of speaking with its CEO, Ms. Deanne Stewart, about the fund’s strategy, future objectives, female leadership and how the industry needs to evolve to meet future retirement needs.