• February 24 2025
  Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia

  Saudi Arabian group buys controlling stake in Singapore commodities trader

  Gulf state aims to secure critical food supply chains and reduce reliance on imports

  
• February 24 2025
  Qatar

  Qatar uses sovereign wealth to entice venture capital to Doha

  QIA will continue to invest most of its wealth outside the Gulf state but wants to make the country a regional hub for VC

  
• February 18 2025
  Markets InsightStephen Jen

  Don’t dismiss Trump’s idea of a Maga SWF

  Proposal for a sovereign wealth fund should be taken seriously

  
• February 9 2025
  Industrial metals

  Gulf states turn to metal trading to tap into growing demand

  Companies in Oman, Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia explore markets fuelled by energy transition as they diversify beyond oil and gas

  
• February 7 2025
  On Wall StreetBrendan Greeley

  Why Trump wants an American sovereign wealth fund

  The US does not really need a state investment vehicle — it is one already

  
• February 6 2025
  Running a deficit? Want a sovereign wealth fund? No problem!

  Tailored SWFs

  
• February 5 2025
  What would be in the MAGA Fund?

  Sovereign Wealth fun

  
• February 4 2025
  Pensions industry

  UK state-backed pension fund pledges £5bn to Australia’s IFM

  Nest makes one of the biggest-ever private market commitments by British pension scheme

  
• January 28 2025
  Elon Musk

  Musk clashed with Tangen over Norway oil fund’s vote against Tesla pay

  Newly released text messages show carmaker boss turned down Tangen’s dinner invitation last year

  
• January 27 2025
  Private equity

  Investors offloaded record volume of private equity stakes in 2024

  Booming secondary market as pension funds and buyout groups seek alternative ways to cash out

  
• January 22 2025
  Property sector

  Norway’s oil fund places £306mn bet on Mayfair property

  Duke of Westminster’s company Grosvenor sells stake in new £1.2bn joint venture in London’s West End

  
• December 12 2024
  News in-depthIndonesian economy

  Indonesia’s plan for wealth fund controlled by president stirs concern

  ‘Super-holding’ company intended to support Prabowo Subianto’s strategic projects and boost growth

  
• December 11 2024
  InterviewQatar Investment Authority

  Qatar’s $500bn wealth fund targets bigger deals as LNG windfall looms

  New chief says QIA will deploy cash ‘more aggressively’ as it conducts investment review ahead of huge influx

  
• December 5 2024
  Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Capital takes large stake in US credit fund

  Deal for $10bn Silver Rock Financial underscores Gulf nation’s ambition to evolve beyond passive investing

  
• December 2 2024
  Private equity

  EQT and GIC buy UK’s Calisen at £4bn valuation

  Private equity group and Singaporean sovereign wealth fund to control smart meter provider

  
• November 25 2024
  Mubadala Investment Company PJSC

  Mubadala Capital agrees C$12.1bn deal for Canadian asset manager CI Financial

  Asset management subsidiary of Abu Dhabi’s state investment fund seeks more exposure in North America

  
• November 11 2024
  Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

  Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund buys stake in US software group Qlik

  Deal with Thoma Bravo shows growing role of Middle Eastern investors

  
• October 31 2024
  Artificial intelligence

  Musk in funding talks with Middle East investors to value xAI at $45bn

  Early discussions include existing backers of artificial intelligence start-up

  
• October 29 2024
  Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia

  Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund pivots from international investments

  Public Investment Fund will focus more of its financial firepower on domestic projects

  
• October 27 2024
  Private equity

  Sweden’s EQT eyes deal push as it girds for wave of PE consolidation

  Chief Christian Sinding says firm is weighing acquisitions of private investment groups and growth-focused investment firms

  
• October 25 2024
  Private investing

  Long-term asset funds: a new route to private markets?

  UK catches up with the US retail market, but investors need to be aware of liquidity constraints

  
• October 22 2024
  Private equity

  Mubadala Capital sees chance to buy up large private equity stakes

  Emirati unit raises $3.1bn for its latest fund hoping to appeal to groups looking to raise cash

  
• October 14 2024
  UK economy

  Reeves cuts National Wealth Fund budget despite UK investment drive

  Chancellor’s decision comes as government seeks to work with private sector to decarbonise economy

  
• October 13 2024
  Middle Eastern companies

  New Abu Dhabi asset manager Lunate reveals deals streak

  The firm, which officially launched in January, has already taken stakes worth $5bn this year

  
• October 9 2024
  Middle Eastern economy

  Just how rich are Arab rulers?

  Les gros fromages