Abu Dhabi considers setting up new defence-focused investment vehicle; Taiwan’s Bureau of Labour Funds trims US exposure; Australian pension Brighter Super shifts away from domestic equities in favour of global AI stocks; and more.
Sovereign Wealth Funds
As regulators tighten standards and LPs demand clearer attribution, the sovereign-backed manager is embedding ESG controls into its legal frameworks, governance processes and portfolio-wide data systems.
The National Investment Fund of the Republic of Uzbekistan is listing in London and Tashkent, offering the country's first international equity offering for a state entity.
The CIO of India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund says ESG is becoming more relevant to underwriting and exits, even as the industry struggles to prove which interventions create measurable value.
Thailand’s SEC to overhaul regulatory frameworks for IPOs, cross-listings, ETFs; Maharlika SWF assigns $10m bridge loan to a copper-gold project; Li Lin's family office transfers its investment arm to capitalise on HK's bitcoin ambitions; and more.
The two countries are using a new sovereign-led platform to gain deal access, shape capital flows and back the next phase of China and Southeast Asia's integration.
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation investment is part of a broader push to strengthen domestic manufacturing capacity in AI-critical technologies.
As the ‘frontier’ of AI keeps moving, Hong Kong Investment Corporation is diversifying into experimental sectors such as embodied AI while deepening its strategic footprint through sovereign co-investment partnerships.
The judicial review concluded that the fund's underlying exclusion policies were less clear and specific than in the past.
China's CIC, Indonesia Investment Authority and Azerbaijan's SOFAZ launch $1bn private equity fund; Abu Dhabi consolidating China strategy by bringing together assets from Mubadala, L’Imad; and more.
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is shifting from rapid expansion to sustained value creation. Domestic allocation will rise, but global partnerships are still central to its roadmap.
The $241 billion Australian sovereign wealth fund flagged a "review" of some jobs as it shifts from a period of expansion to consolidation.
