10th October, 2022
South Korea’s US$205 billion sovereign wealth fund, the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), is set to take up membership of the UN PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment), joining the world's largest responsible investment consultative body on ESG investment.
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7th October, 2022
Last September 30 we had the privilege of participating in an offsite meeting of the Board of Directors of the Panama Savings Fund (FAP), along with leading economists and representatives of the World Bank.
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6th October, 2022
While global stock markets are in the doldrums, the energy price hike has fuelled growth in the oil-backed economies in the Arabian Gulf – with sovereign wealth funds receiving a boost in performance.
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5th October, 2022
Sovereign wealth and public pension funds are limbering up for a race for Asian real estate acquisitions, but are biding their time in anticipation of snapping up bargains amid signs of a market downturn.
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4th October, 2022
The decision by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) to invest EUR2.4 billion in RWE to support its accelerated ‘Growing Green’ strategy represents one of the 30 biggest ever investments by state-owned investors.
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3rd October, 2022
A prospectus for a green bond sale has delivered the biggest insight into Saudi Arabia’s rapidly growing Public Investment Fund (PIF), in a region renowned for the opacity of its sovereign wealth funds.
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1st October, 2022
AustralianSuper has become one of the world’s largest public pension funds, and has grown its overseas footprint significantly in the past few months, including its London and New York offices, which it expects to grow to 250 staff. We had the great pleasure of speaking with Damian Moloney, Head of Investments, International, about the activities and prospects of the fund.
29th September, 2022
Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund, the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), has raised more than US$20 billion of co-investments from other parties, according to Reuters.
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28th September, 2022
Abu Dhabi’s US$110 billion state-owned investor ADQ is seizing opportunities in Oman worth over US$8 billion and bolstering bilateral economic and political relations, in partnership with the local US$29 billion sovereign wealth fund Oman Investment Authority (OIA).
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27th September, 2022
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP) has joined its fellow Canadian public pension funds CPP Investments and CDPQ with a new office in India, as it ramps up its exposure to the South Asian heavyweight in emerging markets.
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26th September, 2022
The C-suite churn in sovereign investors has shown no sign of abating this year with a total of 16 new CEOs to date, compared to 20 in the whole of 2021.
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23rd September, 2022
Over the past four years, sovereign investors have stumped up nearly US$2 billion in Indonesian startups, the majority funded by Singapore’s GIC and Temasek.
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