26th March, 2026
Yasir Al-Rumayyan’s claim that PIF remains committed to investments around the world is true in the narrow sense that Saudi Arabia has not halted outbound dealmaking.
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23rd March, 2026
The National Wealth Fund’s GBP500 million (US$664 million) backing for Greater Manchester’s Good Growth Fund shows how the institution has changed since launch.
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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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9th March, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has become globally associated with tourism giga-projects, sports investments and technology deals, but another industrial transformation is taking place within its domestic portfolio.
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23rd February, 2026
Sweden’s AP7 has spent most of its 25-year history running a vast, low-cost, largely outsourced global equity portfolio for premium pension savers, but in in 2025 that model delivered a modest 4.2% total return which was subdued compared with the prior year’s surge yet still consistent with its long-term objectives.
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20th February, 2026
The lunar calendar turned to the Year of the Fire Horse this week. In traditional Chinese symbolism, the Horse represents movement, independence and forward drive, while the Fire element adds intensity and volatility.
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2nd February, 2026
For most of its first two decades, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) looked like a classical mega-sovereign wealth fund: global diversification, long-duration ownership and selective strategic stakes, with the main question being what to own and where.
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27th January, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s reported restructuring of the Neom giga-project marks more than a project reset. It reflects a deeper institutional shift in how Vision 2030 is financed, governed and executed.
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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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20th January, 2026
Indonesia enters 2026 with two sovereign investment vehicles that were in danger of blurring boundaries, but are now being pushed into distinct roles, finally resolving questions Global SWF asked throughout 2025: how is the Southeast Asian state defining their distinct mandates?
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19th January, 2026
When concerns began to circulate late last year that the Trump administration was preparing to upend the tax treatment of SWFs, the reaction saw lawyers issue alerts, investors reviewing strategies and fund managers fielded anxious calls.
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7th January, 2026
After more than a year of internal review and external consultation, Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has formally committed to adopting a Total Portfolio Approach (TPA), marking a significant evolution in both its investment framework and organisational model.
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