1st April, 2025
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) was formed in 1993 following the merger of the Commissioner of Banking and the Exchange Fund. The Exchange Fund’s reserves currently stands at around half a trillion USD, making it one of the world’s largest central bank reserves and one of the most significant asset owners.
27th March, 2025
This week in Jakarta, the new management team of “Danantara Indonesia Sovereign Fund” was officially presented to the press. Unlike other regional funds, which have recruited talent as the portfolio grows, Danantara has chosen to make a huge splash by forming its portfolio and team, all at once.
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25th March, 2025
Sovereign investment manager Lunate Capital, which was established in 2024 by merging the portfolios and the teams of sovereign wealth fund ADQ, its subsidiary ADG, and Chimera Capital, continues to grow and to create new investment theses for its US$ 105 billion portfolio.
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7th November, 2024
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is making a strong bid on developed Asian economies with a slew of deals with Japanese banks and an agreement to anchor a fund to support Hong Kong’s business community.
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27th June, 2024
Hedge fund pod shops are the latest evolution in the hedge fund universe and are winning the backing of weighty state-owned investors (SOIs), particularly multi-strategy funds focused on the Asian regional market.
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19th June, 2024
Sovereign wealth fund interest in Japan is modest compared to economies of a similar size and diversity, but this could all change with Asian and Middle Eastern funds showing increasing interest.
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22nd May, 2024
State-owned investors are adding to the surge of private credit investment as the US$1.7 trillion global private credit market offers higher, floating rates of return.
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1st March, 2024
With a population of less than a million people, Bhutan is known for its mountains, monasteries, and the thunder dragon (“druk”) featured in its flag. Its Sovereign Wealth Fund, Druk Holding & Investment (DHI), manages some of the country’s national champions and also invests in international securities and digital assets. We had the pleasure of speaking with its CEO, Mr. Ujjwal Deep Dahal, about the fund’s strategy and future objectives.
21st February, 2024
South Korea is increasingly seen as an alternative Developed Asian market among state-owned investors, with Canadian pension giant CPP and its Dutch peer APG among the leaders – and this week demonstrated that Asian industrial real estate giant ESR remains their favored partner.
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1st February, 2024
The maharlika (freedman) were feudal warriors in Luzon, the Philippines, and the term comes from Sanskrit, meaning man of wealth, knowledge, or ability. And this is exactly what Maharlika Investment Fund, the country’s new SWF, intends to do by managing intergenerational financial assets and advancing long-term development goals. We had the pleasure of speaking to its newly appointed CEO, Rafael Consing, about the fund’s background and prospects.
7th December, 2023
While Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala will continue to maintain a strong foothold in the US, it is set to expand investments in emerging markets with Asia and MENA an increasing focus – while it also continues investing in both upstream fossil fuels and renewable energy.
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1st December, 2023
The Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) may be still young, but it is making strides in the SWF world with a rising AuM and a busy investment activity in Indonesia’s most important industries. We had the great pleasure of speaking with the inaugural Chief Risk Officer of the fund, Ms. Marita Alisjahbana, about the fund’s current state of play and future strategy.