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Future Fund’s private markets reset: senior exits, strong returns, and Abu Dhabi’s growing pull

19th March, 2026

David Bluff and Tammi Fisher, the Future Fund’s co-managing directors of real assets, are leaving at the end of March. Between them, they oversaw private equity, credit, property, infrastructure and energy transition at Australia’s A$267.4 billion sovereign wealth fund – equating to around 45% of assets under management.

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EDGE at the Front Line: How the Iran War Is Accelerating the UAE’s Defence Industry

10th March, 2026

When the UAE launched EDGE Group in 2019, it was not particularly obvious what the endgame was. The official explanation was to consolidate a cluster of state-owned defence and technology firms into a single entity capable of developing domestic capability.

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ADPF unveils a new brand, shows the path for GCC Pension Funds

27th February, 2026

This week, the Abu Dhabi Pension Fund (ADPF), which manages the pensions of the Emirati nationals working in the public and the private sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, celebrated its 25th anniversary with the launch of a new corporate identity and logo, under the values protection, unity, stability, and growth.

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Power Move in Abu Dhabi: L'IMAD takes over ADQ, Al Zaabi emerges as big winner

30th January, 2026

Hours after publishing an article on Mohamed Al Suwaidi's transfer from ADQ to Lunate, the Abu Dhabi Media Office announced the take over of ADQ by L'IMAD, which helped explained the previous announcement. As confirmed by the Government, there will now be three major SWFs in the Emirate: ADIA, Mubadala (incl. ADIC), and L’IMAD (incl. ADQ).

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Abu Dhabi folds CYVN into L’IMAD as state reshuffle sharpens new fund’s role

26th January, 2026

Abu Dhabi has folded CYVN Holdings and its 20% stake in Chinese electric vehicle maker NIO into its newest sovereign investment platform, L’IMAD Holding, according to regulatory filings and Chinese media reports.

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UAE President’s India Visit Underscores a Decade-Long Shift in Sovereign Wealth Strategy

21st January, 2026

When UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan – aka MBZ – visited India on 19 January, the joint statement that followed ranged across trade, defence, energy, technology and education.

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Abu Dhabi’s fourth SWF L’IMAD gets a new Board, CEO, and mandate

13th January, 2026

On Monday, the Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs (SCFEA), which is chaired by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed (MbZ) and supervises all major energy and investment vehicles of Abu Dhabi, issued a resolution naming the new Board of Directors and the inaugural CEO of L’IMAD, the Emirate’s latest SWF.

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The Global SWF Year in Review 2025: The Ideas, Power Shifts and Structures That Defined Sovereign Capital

30th December, 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, Global SWF’s most-read analysis reveals a clear pattern: audiences were far less interested in short-term returns or league tables, and far more engaged by how sovereign capital is being organised, governed, and deployed. Across Abu Dhabi, the Gulf, Asia, and beyond, the most-popular themes among our readers shared a common thread: power, structure, intent, and institutional design.

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Masdar in 2025: scaling a sovereign-backed renewables platform, tightening focus, and positioning for the power demand cycle

29th December, 2025

Masdar’s strategy through 2025 did not resemble a conventional corporate growth plan, but instead operated more like a state-capital buildout with the deployment of a large amount of patient capital into contracted renewables, acquisitions to secure operating platforms in priority markets, and extension into clean power and storage.

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Abu Dhabi’s New Real Asset Gatekeeper

8th December, 2025

The announcement of the creation of Aldar Capital by Aldar and Mubadala Capital builds on the joint venture between the two Abu Dhabi heavyweights, shifting from domestic co-investment into an institutional platform that seeks to attract global third party capital into Gulf real estate and infrastructure, using Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) as its base.

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Mubadala’s Public Equity Strategy: Chips, Credit and Crypto, Revisited

19th November, 2025

Mubadala’s latest 13F filing for Q3 2025 shows a US-listed equity portfolio that is still dominated by a single strategic holding, but with a steadily more developed supporting cast around it.

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L’imad: The Sudden Birth of A Fourth Pillar In Abu Dhabi Inc

3rd November, 2025

Abu Dhabi has introduced a new state vehicle with minimal public fanfare but immediate consequence.

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