Gulf SWFs have most exposure to Russia as crisis grows
Gulf SWFs funds face some of the biggest losses to their investments in Russia, particularly through investing alongside Russia's RDIF, a fund set up to attract foreign capital into the country.
Gulf SWFs funds face some of the biggest losses to their investments in Russia, particularly through investing alongside Russia's RDIF, a fund set up to attract foreign capital into the country.
SWFs invested record amounts into venture capital last year with VC allocations ballooning. Overall assets were boosted by four new SWFs: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cape Verde and Rio de Janeiro. While Israel, Namibia, Bahamas and Mozambique will all launch this year.
In the past 20 years the number of SWFs has grown from 20 to more than 100 with their assets estimated to grow by $500 billion a year. So where do they invest and what impact are they having on the market? Sarah Rundell investigates.
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The sheer weight of money behind the world’s largest 100 asset owners represents a huge opportunity to show leadership in the allocation of capital. A Willis Towers Watson report reveals the 100 largest and which ones are meeting the challenge.
The $64.9 billion Alaska Permanent Fund’s new CIO interviewed for the role while the public watched and listened. A history of transparency at APF defies sovereign funds’ reputation for secrecy.
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