ESG

The sovereign wealth fund (SWF) said that shifting policy landscapes and accelerating physical climate risks are forcing global investors to urgently adapt their core frameworks.

Target allocations to defence have stalled due to ESG mandates, illiquidity and scarcity of scaled assets.

Driven by government backing and rising net-zero targets, investors are elevating forestry to a core asset class by pairing commercial timber revenue with carbon credit yields to shield portfolios against market uncertainty.

The firm outlines a layered risk framework designed to withstand threats from a US debt or fiscal crisis, a potential US‑China clash over Taiwan and severe climate‑related shocks.

The sovereign investor is doubling down on infrastructure, AI and energy security, choosing to build a portfolio capable of withstanding global shocks over chasing linear decarbonisation targets.

The Indian insurer leans on its partnership with Sanlam Group to navigate an evolving regulatory landscape whilst capitalising on the country's infrastructure boom.

Shariah-compliant debt is evolving into a truly global asset class, supported by sustained dominance in the Gulf and Malaysian strongholds, and a push into new regional frontiers like the Philippines and Sri Lanka.

Reflecting a surge in state-backed climate investing, New Zealand’s landmark regulatory shift unlocks a new frontier for sovereign-funded assets.

Seeking to avoid the concentration risks of mature markets, institutions are building globally diversified portfolios to capitalise on the infrastructure required to support cloud migration and AI expansion across growth economies.

Concerns around energy access, execution certainty and asset scarcity are outweighing traditional fears of technology obsolescence.

As sustainability investing matures, Raintree family office shares how it is building stricter frameworks around impact measurement, return expectations and climate-focused capital deployment.

As surging AI workloads collide with grid constraints, forward-thinking Asian allocators are shifting capital toward integrated energy ecosystems.