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AI is “the most consequential megatrend” for infrastructure investors with opportunities not only around data centres, but also energy and fibre networks by extension. But despite the bullishness, some asset owners are wondering when – or if – AI will deliver a miraculous productivity gain and benefit the underlying infrastructure.
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.
The investors which will do well in times of market volatility will have the ability to do extensive, forward-looking scenario analysis, move assets tactically and dynamically and have liquidity. Top1000funds.com looks at investor reactions to tariff-induced market volatility.
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FIS 2026 at Raffles Singapore