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Is Trump’s Sovereign Wealth Fund a Bold Vision or Political Mirage?

4th February, 2025

Donald Trump’s latest executive order to create a US sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is as audacious as it is controversial.

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AI Geopolitics: Middle Eastern Sovereign Wealth Funds and Trump's AI Revolution

24th January, 2025

In a bold move signaling his return to office, President Donald Trump unveiled the US$500 billion Stargate initiative, the most significant AI infrastructure project in history.

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Trump’s Second Term: Sovereign Wealth Funds Caught in the US-China Crossfire

21st January, 2025

With President Donald Trump’s second term officially underway, the global investment community is bracing for a period of economic turbulence and geopolitical recalibration.

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Building the Future: How Canadian Pension Funds Are Reshaping Global Infrastructure

10th January, 2025

In just the first two weeks of 2025, Canadian pension funds have solidified their position as global infrastructure powerhouses.

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US Federal SWF Mooted by Biden and Trump Raises More Qs than As

10th September, 2024

Despite being the world’s biggest economy attracting the bulk of sovereign capital, the US lacks a federal-level sovereign wealth fund of its own – but this could all be about the change with rivals in the presidential election pitching their visions of state capitalism.

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Truist Deal Bolsters Mubadala's Push Into Financial Services

23rd February, 2024

Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala continues to aggressively push its investment in the financial services sector, taking a leading role in the acquisition of a chunky equity stake in the US’s fifth largest insurance broker, Truist Insurance Holdings (TIH), alongside co-investors Stone Point Capital and CD&R.

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Taiwan Elections: Crucial Crossroads for Geopolitics and Sovereign Investors

12th January, 2024

Taiwan braces for a landmark presidential election tomorrow, January 13, setting the future course for Cross-Strait relations amid escalating US-China tensions and a recovering global economy. This is a high-stakes election for Taiwan, a prosperous territory claimed by China. The election results will have potential repercussions for regional stability and global markets.

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QIA takes Park Lane off Mubadala’s hands and adds another pin to Midtown Manhattan

28th August, 2023

On Monday, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) closed the acquisition of Park Lane Hotel in Midtown Manhattan for US$ 623 million, according to news provider PincusCo and to New York’s Office of the City Register.

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GIC Continues North American Logistics REIT-Buying Spree

29th November, 2022

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC has teamed up with Centerbridge to buyout a US industrial REIT for US$660 million – its third bid for a North American REIT since September, indicating a serious push into the market.

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PE Rescues CalPERS’ Performance, but Musicco Doesn’t Change Her Tune on Overhaul

20th July, 2022

Healthy private equity returns helped the US$446 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) beat its -7.0% benchmark return with a -6.1% net return on the financial year ending June 30.

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CalPERS Looks up to Canada with a New Canadian CIO and a Taking CPP’s Advice

22nd February, 2022

The world’s biggest sub-national public pension fund, the US$496 billion California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), has finally appointed a new Chief Investment Officer, 18 months after Yu Ben Meng resigned amid allegations of conflicts of interest and costly investment misses.

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Cloud of Political Controversy Looms Large Over Alaska's Sovereign Fund

14th January, 2022

The former chief executive of the US$83 billion Alaska Permanent Fund, Angela Rodell, has delivered a strident criticism of board members who shocked the sovereign investor world by sacking her last month.

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