Asset Allocation
Norway Pension Giant Buys 49% Stake in Spanish Renewables Portfolio
The $1.4 trillion Government Pension Fund Global is investing $650 million in solar plants and wind farms in Spain.
Tag: Sovereign Wealth Fund
Risk
Norway Targets Net Zero for Sovereign Wealth Fund by 2050
The $1.2 trillion fund aims to create a system to measure its climate risk exposure by 2025.
News
Sovereign Wealth Funds Reap Benefits of Pandemic Dislocation
Direct investments by sovereign wealth funds rise to record level in 2021.
Newsmakers
Expect Chronic Inflation, Says CIO of Singapore’s Sovereign Wealth Fund
At the Milken Institute Global Conference, institutional investors discussed rethinking their allocations, as the inflationary environment seems likely to be here for the long haul.
Asset Allocation
COVID-19 Forced Sovereign Wealth Funds to Prioritize Sustainability
The funds are now more focused on ESG, health care, tech, and venture capital than ever before.
Newsmakers
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Loses $71 Billion in Q1
The fund’s investment portfolio declined 4.9% due to market volatility caused by “geopolitical turbulence.”
How Allocators Are Honing Asset Strategies, Amid a Problematical Future
Many institutional investors have positioned their funds to generate returns, while others are girding for further volatility.
Asset Allocation
Stone Point, GIC to Acquire Recordkeeper Ascensus
Investors are betting on ‘further growth’ in the financial technology firm that should benefit from aging societies.
Pensions
Alaska Permanent Fund Returns 2% in Fiscal 2020
The sovereign wealth fund beat a passive index benchmark, but missed its return target.
Asset Allocation
Temasek Boosts Cybersecurity and Biotech Investments
The Singapore sovereign wealth fund placed wagers on two American companies, cyber-services startup BlueVoyant and biosensors business Glympse Bio.
Asset Management Culture
Singapore Readies International Blockchain Payments Network for Adoption
The project successfully clears different currencies, say backers sovereign wealth fund Temasek and the city-state’s central bank.
Newsmakers
Support Grows for US Creating a Sovereign Wealth Fund
Ray Dalio, Joseph Stiglitz say such a move could help close the wealth inequality gap.
Alternatives
Temasek Joins Facebook-Backed Libra Association
The Singapore sovereign wealth fund is the first government-owned entity to join the blockchain project.
Alternatives
Alaska Permanent Fund Contemplates a New Dalio-Backed Gold Allocation
The new allocation would provide the portfolio with a new risk-mitigating asset class, citing the support of Bridgewater Associates’ Ray Dalio.
Asset Management Culture
Norges Bank Draws Down Oil Revenues to Ease Coronavirus Impact
Norway’s central bank is ramping up spending amid greater calls from the government for a stimulus package.