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KWAP Delivers Record-Breaking Investment Returns Amidst Global Uncertainty

18th February, 2025

Malaysia’s pension scheme for government employees, the Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP), recorded its highest-ever investment income in 2024, generating MYR18 billion (US$4 billion) in returns and marking a 12% total return - the best performance since its inception.

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CPP Investments Delivers Strong Q4 Returns While Reshaping Portfolio for 2025

13th February, 2025

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) closed 2024 on a strong note, reporting a net return of 3.8%.

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Sovereign Wealth Funds in 2024: A Year of Contrasts and Strategic Shifts

6th February, 2025

As global markets experienced turbulence in 2024, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) navigated shifting economic conditions with varying degrees of success.

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Norway's US$1.8trn Wealth Fund Reaps Big Tech Rewards - But At What Cost?

29th January, 2025

Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, posted a stellar 13% return in 2024, adding a colossal US$222 billion to its coffers.

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Korea’s Pensions Bet Big: Global Stocks, AI, and Real Estate in a Time of Turmoil

8th January, 2025

South Korea’s pension system is navigating a period of transformation against a backdrop of political upheaval and global economic challenges.

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ADIA scores positive result in 2023, AuM well over US$ 1 trillion

14th November, 2024

On Thursday, ADIA released its results for the year ended on December 31, 2023 – and below is our usual reading between the lines, for our subscribers:

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Alberta Sacks AIMCO Board Amid Costs Concerns

8th November, 2024

The government of Canada’s Alberta province has sacked the board and CEO of its US$115 billion public pension fund over rising costs.

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Yen Bounce Back Hits GPIF's Return, Potentially Spurring More Alternatives Investments

5th November, 2024

The rise in the value of the yen and poor performance in domestic equities has delivered Japan’s gigantic Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) its biggest quarterly loss since the pandemic struck in 2020 with a return of -3.6%.

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NBIM Posts Q3 Return of US$76bn, But Misses Benchmark

24th October, 2024

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) reported another quarter of underperformance as its oil-backed Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) struggled with geopolitical uncertainty and downside risk to public equities.

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NPS’s Return Hit by Staffing Problems and Manager Underperformance, Claims Lawmaker

18th October, 2024

The KRW1.2 trillion (US$875 million) Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has paid to external managers for its global equities portfolio over the past three years is not good value for money, according to a lawmaker from the country’s ruling People Power Party, reports The Korea Times.

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How Resilient is NBIM as it Faces Massive State Withdrawals and Heightening Global Risks?

9th October, 2024

The Norwegian government is planning to tap into its US$1.7 trillion sovereign wealth fund to plug a fiscal hole in its 2025 budget plans, but the world's biggest state-owned investor can absorb even multi-billion withdrawals by dint of its massive scale and long-term growth.

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Fund of the Month (Oct'24): Future Generation Reserve (FGR)

1st October, 2024

Bahrain may be the smallest country in the GCC in terms of population and economy, but its Sovereign Investment industry is well developed, with two active SWFs: one for stabilization and savings function (Future Generation Reserve, or FGR) and another one for strategic and development purposes (Mumtalakat). The FGR had been a relatively low-profile SWF until 2020, when the government of Bahrain withdrew US$ 450 million, or half of its assets back then, to maintain economic stability. The withdrawal was followed by a change in the deposit rules, and the fund has been growing again thanks to new inflows and strong investment returns.

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