24th September, 2026
The conflict is raising the value of infrastructural resilience, spare capacity and regional connectivity, bringing economic security further into Gulf sovereign investment decisions.
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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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22nd September, 2026
Qatar is giving domestic investment a much larger institutional role within its US$580 billion sovereign wealth fund, placing 45 state-owned companies representing roughly one-third of QIA’s assets under a dedicated manager.
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21st September, 2026
The Paramount–Warner merger provides a striking test of how far Gulf sovereign capital can reach into US cultural industries. The Hollywood sign has become shorthand for US cultural reach. The deal would place Gulf sovereign capital deep inside the economics of that system, with voting and editorial authority remaining in US hands.
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18th September, 2026
McLaren Automotive plans to invest GBP500 million (US$675 million) in UK manufacturing and engineering, marking its first major expansion since CYVN combined McLaren with Forseven and was subsequently brought under Abu Dhabi’s L’IMAD. The programme includes a second vehicle assembly facility, expanded carbon-fibre production, greater in-house engine and transmission capabilities and McLaren’s first sport utility vehicle, with around 1,000 jobs planned by 2032.
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17th September, 2026
NZ Super returned 14.17% in FY2026, lifting net assets 10.9% to NZ$94.35 billion (US$54.29 billion). The Fund finished just 0.10 percentage points behind its passive Reference Portfolio, a shortfall of around NZ$80 million (US$46 million). Over 20 years, it has returned 9.68% a year against 8.19% for the benchmark, adding NZ$22.05 billion (US$12.69 billion) through active management.
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16th September, 2026
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) could make its second-largest infrastructure commitment in Global SWF’s tracker through an EQT-led bid for Acciona Energía, adding exposure to a renewable energy company with 14.7GW of installed capacity.
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15th September, 2026
Canada’s push to bring more pension capital into the domestic economy has moved decisively from debate to deployment. Ontario Teachers’ and OMERS have each committed C$10 billion (US$7.2 billion), putting real money behind years of pressure for the Maple 8 to invest more at home. The 10-year record suggests that higher domestic exposure has not consistently come at the expense of total-fund returns.
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14th September, 2026
Private equity entered 2026 with more money moving through fewer deals. KPMG’s latest Pulse of Private Equity puts global investment at US$1 trillion across 9,294 deals in H1 2026, while the rolling 12-month deal count fell to 20,105, its lowest level in more than five years.
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11th September, 2026
Global SWF estimates that Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) returned 8.9% in 2025, pushing assets under management to a record US$1.13 trillion, up 9.7% from US$1.03 trillion a year earlier. The estimate follows this week’s release of ADIA’s 2025 Annual Review, which showed stronger long-term returns and its biggest portfolio allocation changes in several years.
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10th September, 2026
IHC has agreed to acquire 80% of Marlan Holding as the Abu Dhabi space company moves from a 10-satellite constellation to a US$1 billion programme involving an initial 50 spacecraft.
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9th September, 2026
Saudi AI platform HUMAIN is an example of how PIF intends to finance the next phase of Saudi industrial development; although the fund provided the initial sovereign capital and had helped to secure technology partners, HUMAIN is aiming at a structure in which third parties contribute 70% of the financing.
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