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    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      The Big Read
      Has China become too cosy with private equity?

      State-backed investors have poured money into buyout groups, enabling Beijing to deploy hundreds of billions of dollars into western companies and economies even as the political mood has shifted

    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
      Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd
      Temasek cuts pay of employees behind failed $275mn bet on FTX

      Singaporean state investor ‘disappointed’ with the investment in the failed cryptocurrency exchange

    • Sunday, 28 May, 2023
      News in-depthSaudi Arabia
      Saudi crown prince turns to ‘state capitalism’ after change in the guard

      Companies backed by Public Investment Fund have risen to prominence as the kingdom’s day-to-day ruler asserts control

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      Indonesia
      Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund set to boost spending in year ahead

      Investors looking to diversify from China turn spotlight on south-east Asian country

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      Norway's Oil Fund
      Norway’s $1.4tn oil fund to step up ESG proposals to US companies

      World’s biggest sovereign investor to expand use of shareholder motions after successful trial

    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
      Ireland
      Ireland to propose creation of sovereign wealth fund

      Government forecasts surplus will reach €10bn this year and more than €16bn in 2024

    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
      Chinese economy
      China’s local governments look to Middle Eastern funds for investment

      Cash-strapped authorities hope to stimulate economic development post-pandemic

    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
      Egypt
      Egypt struggles to lure Gulf buyers in state asset sell-off

      Cairo’s allies have shifted from handing out traditional support to seeking commercial deals and demanding reforms

    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
      Norway's Oil Fund
      Norway’s $1.4tn wealth fund calls for state regulation of AI

      CEO Nicolai Tangen says fund will set guidelines for companies it invests in on ‘ethical’ use of artificial intelligence

    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      1Malaysia Development Bhd
      Fugees rapper convicted of lobbying for Malaysian financier Jho Low

      Pras Michel is the latest defendant to be found guilty in the fallout from the 1MDB scandal

    • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
      1Malaysia Development Bhd
      Switzerland indicts ex-PetroSaudi executives over 1MDB fraud

      Federal prosecutors allege former associates of Taek Jho Low played key role in scandal

    • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
      Norway's Oil Fund
      Climate change will keep inflation high, Norway’s oil fund chief warns

      Transition to greener economy will also hit consumer prices, says $1.3tn sovereign wealth fund boss Nicolai Tangen

    • Sunday, 16 April, 2023
      Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia
      Saudi Arabia boosts sovereign wealth fund with transfer of $80bn Aramco stake

      Kingdom adds firepower to the Public Investment Fund tasked with overhauling economy

    • Wednesday, 12 April, 2023
      News in-depthVenture capital investment
      Silicon Valley VCs tour Middle East in hunt for funding

      Liquidity crunch leads investors such as Andreessen Horowitz to sovereign wealth funds in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE

    • Wednesday, 5 April, 2023
      Games industry
      Saudi-backed Savvy Games buys Scopely for $4.9bn

      Latest investment by Saudi wealth fund-owned group

    • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
      Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia
      Saudi Arabia’s PIF discloses investments in dozens of buyout firms

      Fund’s Sanabil Investments arm publishes first list of partners

    • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
      Abu Dhabi
      Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed names his son crown prince of Abu Dhabi

      UAE leader appoints Sheikh Khaled as heir apparent as part of series of changes at top of Gulf state

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Hunt drops plans for sovereign wealth funds to pay corporation tax

      Proposals would have removed what some see as an unfair advantage over other institutional investors

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
      Sheikh Tahnoon named chair of $790bn Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund

      UAE founder’s son — who is both national security adviser and a prominent private sector figure — extends influence

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      1Malaysia Development Bhd
      Former Goldman banker Roger Ng sentenced to 10 years for 1MDB fraud

      Malaysian citizen had been convicted in US last year for his role in international financial scandal

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      Financial services
      General Atlantic, IHC and Abu Dhabi fund team up on investment firm

      Proposed firm will manage assets for two state-backed funds and International Holding Company

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      1Malaysia Development Bhd
      Two Abu Dhabi state funds agree $1.8bn 1MDB settlement

      Agreement draws line under longstanding dispute launched five years ago by Malaysia

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      The low-profile Qatari heir bidding to own Manchester United

      Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani comes from huge wealth and has vowed to bring success back to the club

    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      Financial fraud
      Ex-bankers sentenced to jail for defrauding Libyan sovereign wealth fund

      Hidden fees were paid to offshore companies by duo whose actions bring reputation of London’s financial centre ‘into disrepute’

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      GIC Private Ltd
      Singapore’s GIC rethinks China strategy after significant pullback

      Sovereign fund has reduced private investments following Beijing’s tech crackdown and property market turmoil

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