Darcy Song, Author at Top1000funds.com

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Behind China’s ‘nation team’: The sovereign investors holding up the market

As aggressive US “Liberation Day” tariffs weighed on China’s stock market, Beijing rallied its most reliable financial market troops to stop its domestic equities from nosediving. This is the “national team”, a term loosely used to refer to government-affiliated funds including SWFs and state investment arms.

Darcy SongApril 22, 2025

Equities

Malaysia’s Khazanah ramps up developed market bets

Malaysia's $34 billion Khazanah Nasional has been increasing its public and private equity exposure to developed markets for the past eight years. CIO Hisham Hamdan chats about the journey and the pivot away from the fund's traditionally emerging markets focus.

Darcy SongApril 22, 2025

FIS Singapore 2025

APG doubles down on Asia as next growth hub

APG Asset Management is bullish on Asia’s growth prospects, with local CEO Thijs Aaten saying he would like to eventually see half of the Dutch pension fund’s real assets invested in the region.

Darcy SongApril 9, 2025

FIS Singapore 2025

How next-gen investors at GIC, Temasek harness AI potential

A new generation of investors are starting their careers with artificial intelligence on their side as not only an investment trend that offers immense return potential but also a critical portfolio management tool. Professionals from GIC and Temasek told FIS Singapore how both SWFs are integrating AI in their operations.

Darcy SongApril 9, 2025

FIS Singapore 2025

China is getting its mojo back

After years of underperformance the Chinese stock market had strong gains at the beginning of 2025, giving investors confidence that the country might be getting some of its pre-COVID mojo back.

Darcy SongApril 7, 2025

FIS Singapore 2025

Why the energy transition won’t die with Trump 2.0

Despite the uptick in anti-ESG sentiment that’s come with Donald Trump’s return to the White House, large institutional investors are certain that innovations in transition technology will continue and that the broader world has not changed course on the journey to decarbonisation.

Darcy SongApril 4, 2025

Darcy Song

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Behind China’s ‘nation team’: The sovereign investors holding up the market

Equities

Malaysia’s Khazanah ramps up developed market bets

FIS Singapore 2025

APG doubles down on Asia as next growth hub

FIS Singapore 2025

How next-gen investors at GIC, Temasek harness AI potential

FIS Singapore 2025

China is getting its mojo back

FIS Singapore 2025

Why the energy transition won’t die with Trump 2.0

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