16th October, 2026
Governments and state entities are looking further afield for funding as artificial intelligence, infrastructure, defence and energy compete for global capital. Citi says borrowers are examining renminbi, Australian dollar, Hong Kong dollar and Singapore dollar markets as financing needs rise and borrowing costs remain high.
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23rd September, 2026
India already attracts more than INR5 trillion (US$52 billion) through registered SWF vehicles, but only INR12.66 billion (US$132 million) is held in debt. South Korea’s NPS is now seeking approval to invest in Indian government bonds through a new lower-compliance regime for long-term institutional capital.
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7th September, 2026
Norway is asking whether its US$2.44 trillion Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) needs US$100 billion more sovereign liquidity than its own stress tests suggest. NBIM says “no” and wants the benchmark to earn more from mortgage and government-related debt instead.
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23rd July, 2026
A portfolio containing “Don’t Stop Believin’”, “Bad Romance” and “Livin’ on a Prayer” might sound like the soundtrack to a distressed assets meeting, but for GIC and Sony Music Group it is the background music of a royalty portfolio reportedly worth close to US$4 billion.
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10th March, 2025
Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), has struck a deal with global investment giant Ares Management Corporation to pump up to US$500 million into the country’s financial ecosystem.
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30th January, 2025
ith a US$200 million anchor investment in State Street Global Advisors’ SPDR J.P. Morgan Saudi Arabia Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF, PIF is showcasing its intent to elevate Saudi Arabia’s capital markets and draw international investors to the Kingdom’s burgeoning financial sector.
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8th March, 2023
Dutch public pension funds ABP, bpfBOUW and SPW are increasing their exposure to the domestic residential mortgage market, despite the cooling real estate market.
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16th June, 2022
The US$57 billion Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) is ramping up its allocation to actively managed public credit markets with a US$1 billion allocation to two global credit managers, it announced today – a move that Global SWF expects to see across the state-owned investor universe.
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13th October, 2021
Dutch public pension fund manager APG has thrown its weight behind the EU’s first green bond issue, purchasing EUR195 million of the debut issue.
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