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Trump signs executive order to create sovereign wealth fund U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments to create a sovereign wealth fund.

And the latest country to set up a new national SWF is...

USA
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If the current SEC manages to deliver fee and cost standards / transparency via new regulation of the PE industry... I'll eat my hat. And I'll do it with sincere pleasure. www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

I am available to advise on this new SWF in St. Lucia:

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Trump Team Has Wealth-Fund Ambitions for Small Lending Agency (Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump pledged to create “the greatest sovereign wealth fund of them all.” His advisers think one way to do it is a government agency they bet can help mobilize hundreds of billio...

The description of the DFC-hosted "fund" in the below article would have (at least 10 years ago) raised major concerns among US policymakers if it was any other country doing this. Interesting times. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-t...

A new SWF with explicit geopolitical goals established to influence foreign countries and even facilitate overseas territorial expansion... in America?

AustralianSuper accelerates growth with triple investment strategy | Asset Owners | AsianInvestor Australia's largest pension fund is ramping up its global expansion through three key investment pillars: private markets, international equities, and digital infrastructure.

AustralianSuper continues to ramp its overseas presence while bolstering its internal team. And that's why Kangaroos... www.asianinvestor.net/article/aust...

GIC's Investment Chief to Step Down From Singapore Wealth Fund GIC Pte’s Chief Investment Officer Jeffrey Jaensubhakij plans to step down after almost three decades at the Singaporean firm, one of the world’s biggest sovereign …

GIC is getting a new CIO. And when a SWF gets a new CIO, that SWF often gets a spark of innovation... with the AI revolution kicking off, good timing for GIC. financialpost.com/pmn/business...

PIF acquires 23.08% stake in Saudi Re - Reinsurance News The Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, has announced the acquisition of a 23.08% stake in Saudi Reinsurance Company

The PIF is getting into the Reinsurance business during a very interesting... and tumultuous... time.

And, the timing is good: Better to be entering NOW than 1 year ago. www.reinsurancene.ws/pif-acquires...

I have so many questions about that one minute... so many.

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

Indonesia is setting up a new SWF. Note: 'sole fiduciary' is actually not uncommon. We do have a few plans in the U.S. with similar governance, such as NY, NC, and DE. www.ft.com/content/42fb...

Guinea Plans Sovereign Wealth Fund Backed by Iron-Ore Income Guinea plans to use some of its income from mining the world’s largest iron-ore reserve to create a sovereign wealth fund.

And the latest country to set up a new SWF is...

GUINEA: www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/20...

Did you know: New Mexico's SIC will soon be America's biggest SWF? ladailypost.com/state-invest...

NTMA taps experts from Norway to New Zealand for new sovereign wealth funds Future Ireland Fund estimated to hit €100bn by 2035

Matt Whineray has _finally_ managed to get a job. www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

Zimbabwe pins its development hopes on the Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF), which has a US$16B portfolio of national assets. www.newzimbabwe.com/finance-mini...

Sovereign Wealth and Public Pension Funds Set to Reshape Private Markets /PRNewswire/ -- Principal investors—including sovereign wealth funds, public pension funds, family offices, and endowments—play a critical role in the...

Portfolio resilience and greater peer collaboration are two key themes BCG sees for long-term investors: www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

National Investment Fund to be fully operational late next year | eKathimerini.com The new National Investment Fund (NIF) will go into full operation in the second half of 2025, according to officials at the 2nd Growthfund Summit of the Superfund at Zappeion Hall in Athens on Wednes...

Collaborative Model 2.0: Greece wants to help you invest... in Greece. www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1255...

Temasek launches $7.5bn private credit platform Temasek, the sovereign wealth fund of Singapore, has set up a wholly owned private credit platform after investing in the asset class for over a decade.

Temasek is launching a new private credit platform, which is likely a precursor to Temasek offering third party LPs direct access to the vaunted 'Temasek Model' (for a fee).

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Norway wealth fund hits record 20 trillion crowns The value of Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, rose to a record 20 trillion crowns ($1.80 trillion) on Friday, doubling its value in just five years as oil and gas revenue flowed in and stock markets rose.

Norway's SWF now has $1.8T or ~2% of the world's professionally run fin capital. The power!

If you change this one SWF's strategy, you can move tens of billions around the world. And If that change drives higher performance and gets copied, you can move trillions. www.reuters.com/business/fin...

World’s largest asset owners reach record high The world’s largest 100 asset owners hold a record $26.3trn in total assets, according to research.

The top 100 investment organizations now control $26.3 trillion. www.theactuary.com/news/2024/12...

Why the U.K. is taking cues from Australia for its DC retirement market overhaul The U.K. government unveiled plans for the biggest overhaul of the retirement system in decades. P&I analyzed the proposals and spoke with industry sources on its impact.

The UK draws inspiration from Aus and Canada for its pension overhaul. www.pionline.com/retirement-p...

Asset owners portfolios are moving the fastest - on a relative basis - towards infrastructure.

Ethiopia Shifts Ownership of 10 Firms to Sovereign Wealth Fund Ethiopia transferred ownership of 10 state-owned companies to the government’s sovereign wealth fund as part of steps to improve their management.

The new Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH) now holds 37 other companies on behalf of the government to improve their management...

www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/com...

Synthetic data platform Synthera raises $1.86 million pre-Seed investment Synthera, a groundbreaking fintech company rethinking financial market analysis through synthetic data powered by generative AI, has closed a $1.86 million pre-seed funding round.

Synthetic data is coming to fix your investment risk models... www.finextra.com/pressarticle...

Pope warns of 'serious' imbalance in Vatican pension fund, names sole administrator The 2019 actuarial valuation of the pension fund revealed a $665 million liability.

Even the Pope says pension fund governance is hard to get right...

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