7th January, 2022
Norges Bank’s external managers are out-classing internal managers in active equities strategies, claims a group of experts commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Finance.
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7th January, 2022
One of the biggest divestments by sovereign investors is set to create a world-leader in global mobility.
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5th January, 2022
Abu Dhabi’s US$110 billion infrastructure-oriented state-owned investor, ADQ, is launching a healthcare platform – Pure Health – that is set to become the UAE’s biggest healthcare provider.
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4th January, 2022
Korea’s US$776 billion public pension fund, the National Pension Service (NPS), is falling behind private sector institutional investors in the climate stakes, according to Solutions For Out Climate (SFOC), a Korean non-governmental organization campaigning for climate awareness.
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1st January, 2022
For its significant contribution to the development of Abu Dhabi and the UAE, for its leadership in pursuing global partnerships, for its unparalleled investment and divestment activity displayed throughout the year, and, in general, for its contribution to the advancement of the SWF industry, Global SWF believes that Mubadala Investment Company is a worthy recipient of the 2021 Fund of the Year award. We spoke with Ahmed Saeed Al Calily, its Chief Strategy & Risk Officer, about the fund’s performance and ambitions.
31st December, 2021
The conclusion of 2021 has a distinctly African feel in the world of sovereign wealth funds. In recent days, new funds have been proposed for Ethiopia and Egypt’s Suez Canal region, marking another milestone in the continent’s push for state-led investment.
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30th December, 2021
As the world gears up for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, unconfirmed reports suggest Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is set to bid for Italian Serie A side Inter-Milan.
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29th December, 2021
The US’s biggest public pension fund, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), reported that its market value edged past half a trillion dollars for the first time.
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20th December, 2021
Next Saturday, January 1, 2022, we will be releasing the industry’s most timely, rigorous, and insightful account of the activity and trends of Sovereign Wealth Funds and Public Pension Funds during 2021. The report is titled “State-Owned Investors 3.0” and includes comments from SOIs in every major section:
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15th December, 2021
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth funds strengthened ties with regional peers as the Emirate’s government cements economic ties with its allies.
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14th December, 2021
Germany’s new “traffic light” coalition government is set to establish a new sovereign wealth fund, utilizing EUR60 billion (US$68 billion) of unused borrowing for green infrastructure and economic transformation.
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13th December, 2021
This morning, H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan spoke at the Saudi Budget 2022 Forum chaired by the Minister of Finance in Riyadh. PIF’s Governor confirmed that the fund’s asset under management had reached SAR 1.8 trillion, i.e., US$ 480 billion, by the end of September 2021. This compares to US$ 425 billion at the end of Q1, and it is one of the fastest growths we have seeing this year among SWFs. PIF has now past China’s NSSF and climbs to 8th position among the world’s largest SWFs.
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