Tom Arnold
Stories by Tom Arnold
Sovereign wealth funds pile into China despite regulatory headwinds
Norway's fund has 4.5% of all investments in China and Hong Kong.
Cash-hungry emerging markets arrive late to the SPAC party
For investors, emerging market SPACs can offer high returns, but also greater potential risks.
Sovereign asset managers raise ESG focus in wake of COVID-19, finds Invesco survey
Sovereign funds too are pushing on in scouting out sustainable investment opportunities.
Australia’s Future Fund tops governance ranking of sovereign investors
Norges Bank Investment Management, the NZ Super Fund and CDPQ were the next top performers.
Sovereign wealth funds doubled direct investments to $65.9b in 2020
As a consequence of the pandemic, SWFs deployed 22% of all capital towards direct investments in their local markets.
Major Chinese investors in talks to acquire stake in Saudi Aramco
A stake of 1% would equate to around $19 billion based on Aramco’s current market capitalisation.
GIC, other wealth funds caught in the crossfire as US, China feud over technology
SWFs were hit as NYSE ejected US-blacklisted firms, causing stock prices to drop 20%.
Asset manager Nuveen exits sanctions-hit Chinese firms
Nuveen had held positions in several blacklisted companies, including China Telecom.
Sovereign funds eye debt and equity as pandemic strains state budgets
Many SWFs have relied on cash funnelled from their governments to support the bulk of their finances.
COVID-19 pushes sovereign funds to rethink once-reliable real estate
The funds are retreating from many of the real estate investments, a mainstay of their strategies.
