21st September, 2026
The Paramount–Warner merger provides a striking test of how far Gulf sovereign capital can reach into US cultural industries. The Hollywood sign has become shorthand for US cultural reach. The deal would place Gulf sovereign capital deep inside the economics of that system, with voting and editorial authority remaining in US hands.
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8th September, 2026
Canada’s largest public pension funds have become more exposed to the United States since Donald Trump’s November 2024 election, even as tariffs, threats against Canada and wider policy uncertainty have increased the risks attached to the market.
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4th September, 2026
Retail property has moved from the margins of sovereign real estate investment to one of its busiest segments in 2026.
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1st September, 2026
In the past four years, the NJ DoI has achieved annual returns of 9% or more, significantly improving the funding ratio and prospects of the state’s pensions, despite the spin-off of part of its investment portfolio. We were delighted to speak with its Director and Chief Investment Officer Mr. Shoaib Khan about the pension fund’s growth, the current strategy to put that capital to work, and the outlook.
17th August, 2026
Global SWF has identified US$41.7 billion of SpaceX shares held by sovereign wealth and public pension funds at the end of June. Most of the value is concentrated in investors that entered SpaceX or xAI before the IPO, while several large funds maintain substantial Magnificent Seven exposure but hold little or no SpaceX.
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18th June, 2026
CalPERS’ July 1 shift to a Total Portfolio Approach is arriving with stronger performance, a still-underfunded balance sheet and a large private-market commitment load.
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28th May, 2026
Mubadala has realised more than US$3 billion from GlobalFoundries in less than one quarter and yet still controls the strategically important semiconductor producer.
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18th May, 2026
Sovereign Wealth Funds and Public Pension Funds saw their portfolios of US Equities decrease in value significantly during the first quarter of 2026, due to the War in Iran and the subsequent effect in oil prices and global financial markets. According to the quarterly filings released by SEC this week, the average holdings of Sovereign Investors would have fallen 12% by March 31, after all investments and exits.
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7th April, 2026
The reported PIF talks over a possible US$5 billion SpaceX IPO investment and the reported US$24 billion of Gulf sovereign backing for Paramount Skydance’s Warner deal show that Gulf sovereign wealth funds are becoming crucial repeat providers of large minority capital to Western billionaire-led platforms.
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25th March, 2026
China Investment Corporation’s recent talks with Blackstone and TPG suggest that its 2025 retreat from US private equity was a pause in form of access rather than a full exit.
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6th March, 2026
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has acquired a 33.3% stake in a portfolio of operating renewable energy assets in North America alongside Brookfield and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), marking its first renewable infrastructure investment in the region.
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1st March, 2026
New Mexico SIC has doubled in size in the past 3.5 years, due to an accelerated inflow of oil royalties. At the end of 2025, it was the second largest SWF in the US, with US$ 70 billion in AuM, just behind Alaska PFC. We were delighted to speak with the State Investment Officer, Mr. Jon Clark, about the accelerated growth of the fund, the current strategy to put that capital to work, and the future outlook.