Asset Allocation
Norway Pension Board Puts Indonesian Firm Under Observation
Indonesia’s largest cement producer allegedly presents a risk of damage to prehistoric cultural heritage sites.
Tag: Sovereign Wealth Fund
Newsmakers
Kosovo Launches Sovereign Wealth Fund
The strategic/development fund will likely be seeded with stakes in six major government-owned companies.
Asset Allocation
Norway Pension Giant Seeks To Remove ‘Rotten Apples’ From Portfolio
CEO Nicolai Tangen acknowledged that Norges Bank Investment Management ‘lost a considerable sum’ from the Silicon Valley Bank failure.
Newsmakers
Australia’s Future Fund Names David Bluff Head of Private Equity
Bluff joins sovereign wealth fund after 14 years at The Carlyle Group.
Asset Allocation
Norway Asks Sovereign Wealth Fund to Consider Adding Unlisted Equities
The $1.3 trillion pension giant is currently prohibited from investing in the asset class, but that may change.
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.
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.