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Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi Back Europe's Low Carbon Transition

14th December, 2022

PIF has joined Mubadala in investing in German offshore wind developer Skyborn Renewables, alongside Global Infrastructure Partners.

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PIF Presses Further into Egypt's Troubled Economy

12th December, 2022

The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) is continuing its advance into Egypt’s troubled economy with reports that it is preparing to acquire The United Bank for US$600 million.

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Denmark Gives a Boost to Indonesia’s Green Ambitions

9th December, 2022

The Indonesia Investment Authority’s (INA) push for a green energy transition has won the backing of the Danish government’s Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) with the signing of an Investment Framework Agreement (IFA) for up to US$500 million in co-investments in renewable energy, water, waste management, and other circular opportunities.

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NIIF Seeks to Pilot Indian Airports Projects

7th December, 2022

India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) has made another bid to invest in the country’s airport infrastructure by teaming up with GMR Airports Limited (GAL) to take stakes in airport projects.

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Australia Presses Forward with Super Fund Consolidation

5th December, 2022

Australian super fund HESTA has boosted its AUM to nearly A$70 billion (US$57 billion) with more than 970,000 members following its merger with the smaller, 60-year-old Brisbane-based Mercy Super fund, which has 13,000 members.

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London Preferred Over Paris for SOIs

2nd December, 2022

Temasek’s decision to open its third European office in Paris comes in the wake of Bloomberg declaring that the French stock market now has a combined value of US$2,823 billion – putting it ahead of the UK stock market at US$2,821 billion for the first time.

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Fund of the Month (Dec'22): Armenia National Interest Fund (ANIF)

1st December, 2022

Armenia’s ANIF is one of the latest additions to the SWF industry globally. The fund acts as a catalyzer of foreign investment into the country and has signed important partnerships with Masdar and Air Arabia, among others. In June, it became the first foreign Sovereign Fund to open an office in the UAE. We had the pleasure of speaking with its CEO about the fund’s plans.

A Tale of Two Cities: Contrasting Results of Dubai and Hong Kong Sovereign Funds

30th November, 2022

The latest financial results by the US$309 billion Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) and the US$503 billion Hong Kong Exchange Fund could not be more different.

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GIC Continues North American Logistics REIT-Buying Spree

29th November, 2022

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC has teamed up with Centerbridge to buyout a US industrial REIT for US$660 million – its third bid for a North American REIT since September, indicating a serious push into the market.

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The Birth and Rebirth of SWFs: Philippines, PNG and Algeria Make Strides

28th November, 2022

In a volatile post-pandemic world, many governments in the Global South are looking to start – or restart – sovereign wealth funds, either to aid strategic economic development or for fiscal stabilization.

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PIF: Lucid Undermines Index-Beating Performance in US Equities

25th November, 2022

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund saw US$6.6 billion wiped off the value of its US public equity portfolio in Q3, around three quarters of which was caused by the 18.6% decline in the value of its stake in Lucid which was worth US$14.2 billion at end-September.

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Asian Data Center Expansion Supported by ADIA-Backed US$2 Billion Platform

23rd November, 2022

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has teamed up with Singapore’s SC Capital to establish a data center platform, which is set to reach US$2 billion in equity.

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