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UzNIF’s IPO Is Really a Test of Uzbekistan’s Privatisation Machinery

11th May, 2026

Uzbekistan’s National Investment Fund’s (UzNIF) planned dual listing in London and Tashkent represents a privatisation platform divestment rather than as a conventional holding company IPO and is unique in that it is the first time a sovereign wealth fund has floated.

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Future Fund At 20: Birthday Numbers Show A Strong Fund And A Broader State Role

5th May, 2026

This week, Future Fund marked 20 years since the Australian government transferred the initial A$18 billion seed capital. The same day, the governing Board of Guardians released its March 2026 quarterly update showing the flagship fund at A$269.1 billion (US$192.2 billion), after a 0.6% gain in the quarter and an 11.7% return over 12 months, with total funds under management reached A$337.2 billion (US$240.8 billion).

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Gulf SWFs And The Iran War: Two-Month Scenario Update

30th April, 2026

Two months after the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran, Gulf SWFs are acting according to mandate rather than market sentiment.

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Paramount-WBD Deal Turns Into A Gulf Capital Test

27th April, 2026

Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery has moved from an aggressive, heavily syndicated offer into a shareholder-approved transaction whose main risks now sit in regulation, financing execution and Gulf sovereign capital capacity.

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Maharlika sharpens its domestic focus in the Philippines

23rd April, 2026

Maharlika is now clearly operating as a strategic sovereign wealth fund with capital directed into a narrow set of domestic sectors where the Philippine state has a direct interest in resilience and supply security, rather than into a diversified global portfolio.

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Azalea’s evergreen fund plan shows how Temasek is reorganising its platform model

22nd April, 2026

Azalea’s planned evergreen private equity fund is less important for its likely size than for what it reveals about Temasek’s new structure.

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PIF’s 2026-2030 strategy formalises a more disciplined state-capital model

16th April, 2026

PIF’s 2026-2030 strategy formalises three shifts Global SWF had already identified in recent months. It separates developmental capital, strategic ownership and financia-return capital more clearly and places more weight on monetisation and funding resilience as the portfolio matures and the fund advances towards the final phase of Vision 2030.

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Temasek’s Vertex move sharpens its post-restructuring platform model

15th April, 2026

Temasek’s decision to appoint chief executive Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara as chairman of Vertex from 15 April 2026 adds a second clear marker to the state investor’s post-restructuring platform strategy.

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Mubadala’s 2025 results show growth across capital, platforms and strategy

13th April, 2026

Mubadala’s 2025 results show the fund is growing through more than portfolio performance alone. The stronger point is strategic. Mubadala is diversifying investing, third-party capital, domestic strategic assets and thematic platforms, and 2025 showed increasing weight in AI-related sectors, private credit and acquired asset management capacity.

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Danantara’s early strategy is taking shape: repair at home, platform-building beyond it

8th April, 2026

Danantara’s latest moves point to a clearer role with the completed debt restructuring plan for the Whoosh high-speed rail project and the consolidation of four state-owned asset managers.

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How sovereign wealth funds use BlackRock: mandates, platforms and infrastructure partnerships

6th April, 2026

BlackRock’s relationships with sovereign wealth funds have moved well beyond traditional mandates, with the firm now serving different funds as external manager, platform builder, infrastructure sponsor and co-investment partner depending on the mandate, asset class and strategic objective.

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APG after 2025: weaker investment results, narrower strategy

2nd April, 2026

APG’s 2025 annual report shows a weaker investment result and a narrower future model. Assets under management fell to EUR 601 billion from EUR 616 billion, the portfolio returned -1.6%, and five-year excess return was -74 basis points across total assets and -349 basis points for actively managed portfolios.

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