All sovereign wealth funds articles
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Country ReportWhen Norges Bank let the cameras in
The internal workings of Norway’s €1.7trn Oil Fund may be a mystery to many of the county’s own citizens – but no longer, thanks to a TV documentary aired earlier this year
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InterviewsUp close in the high north: IPE meets the CEO of Norway state investment fund Folketrygdfondet
Kjetil Houg, CEO of Folketrygdfondet, tells Rachel Fixsen that when Norway’s government decided to dive deep into regional small caps, it created what is probably the world’s most northerly equities team
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Special ReportNorway: A sovereign wealth fund under scrutiny at home and abroad
Besides a review of its active management, Norway’s giant oil fund has come under fire over its investments in Israel
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Opinion PiecesShould UK pension funds re-embrace home investment bias?
UK pension funds could be part of a broader, coordinated investment drive to fuel the growth of the country’s internationally unloved small and mid-cap companies
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Country ReportVirtue or folly? UK pension funds eye domestic market investments
Canada, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and Australia all have considerable pension assets invested in their local economies – is it time for the UK to follow suit?
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AnalysisTrump’s dream sovereign wealth fund could draw co-investors, if it avoids the pitfalls
Norway’s investment strategy could be ‘far too modest’ for the proposed new US sovereign fund
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NewsSwiss think tank proposes CHF300bn SWF to fund first-pillar pensions
The Swiss National Bank would provide CHF300bn foreign currency assets as a loan to kick-start the sovereign wealth fund, with 1% interest
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NewsForeign investment by sovereign wealth funds ‘critical’ to driving UK economic growth
City of London Corporation estimates that up to £7.7bn could be unlocked in additional capital from sovereign investors
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Country ReportChanging of the guard at France's buffer fund FRR
Fonds de réserve pour les retraites has had a management and investment refresh
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NewsChanging macro environments lead to asset allocation shift for SWFs
SWFs are actively reassessing their asset allocation strategies, seeking to reduce their exposure to duration risk, says Invesco report
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Opinion PiecesWhy Norway's rebuff to oil fund over private equity is all about pay and equality
It would be hard to argue that Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is not diversified, but its range of permitted asset classes is narrower than that of peers.
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NewsEuropean Commission president’s plan for common SWF stalls
Focus on Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), and member states’ opposition obstruct path towards fully-fledged EU sovereignty wealth fund
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NewsBrunel, USS to sit on UK wealth fund advisory body for Labour Party
£7.3bn of public capital has been proposed for the opposition party’s envisaged National Wealth Fund
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Opinion PiecesGreen champion to lead Australia’s Future Fund
Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, which was designed to cover unfunded Federal government pension liabilities, is poised to “renew and refresh”, following the appointment of Greg Combet as its new chair from mid-2024.
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NewsFolketrygdfondet formally proposed to run NOK30bn Arctic SWF
Kjetil Houg says draft legislation is ‘declaration of confidence’ in his organisation
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NewsSovereign wealth funds take record share of global asset ownership
Pension funds only just retain the majority share of AUM among the largest 100 asset owners, according to Thinking Ahead Institute study
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AnalysisIreland’s new sovereign wealth fund
The planned Future Ireland Fund (FIF) aims to cover expected future costs such as pensions and healthcare
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Country ReportNordic Region pensions funds report 2023: Norway's sovereign fund pivots north
Plans are afoot to set up a new base in northern Norway to manage sovereign wealth assets
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Opinion PiecesNBIM’s Shanghai exit: more than ‘operational’ adjustment’
When Norway’s sovereign wealth fund announced in September it was shutting down its only office in China, the move was bound to be seen as symbolic of the deteriorating relationship between China and the US and its allies. It also came at a low-point for investment in China, with foreigners having sold off a record CNY90bn (€11.5bn) of Chinese stocks in August, amid fears over China’s tensions with the West, its property crisis and weak post-COVID economic recovery.
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Special Report
India forms cornerstone of GIC’s BRIC portfolio
The Singaporean sovereign wealth fund has invested billions in the subcontinent since the 1990s and considers the country under-invested
