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Trump Wants Pharma Companies to Disclose Drug Prices in Advertisements

U.S. President Trump is progressing on plans to mandate pharmaceutical companies to reveal their prices in drug advertisements. “The drug...

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Kazatomprom Treads Closer to IPO

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CEPSA Moves to Shelve IPO for Now

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Korea NPS and KKR Invest in Development in Seoul’s Gangnam Area

Philippines Pension Reform Eyes Filipinos Working Abroad

Masdar Signs First Green Revolving Credit Facility in UAE

OTPP-Backed GFL Environmental Mergers with Waste Industries

Press Release – Public Investor 100 Rankings Released for 2018

Institutional Investors Experience Bifurcation of Chinese Private Equity

Intercontinental Exchange Finalizes Acquisition of Mortgage Data Company

PIMCO Acquires Gurtin Municipal Bond Management

Mapletree Acquires 37 Logistics Properties from Prologis Norway SWF JV

Norway GPFG Could Get New Ownership Structure

Corona Cop Wins CalPERS Board Seat over Board President

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Industry, Policy and Regulation

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U.S. Treasury Releases Interim Regulations for FIRRMA Pilot Program

The U.S. Department of the Treasury released interim regulations regarding the FIRRMA pilot program. The Treasury Secretary is Chair of...

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FAP Could Get Bigger With New Law

Panama’s National Assembly approved Law 51 of 2018, which modifies Law 38 of June 5, 2018. The law impacts how...

Ireland’s Department of Finance Contemplates Partial Reallocation of ISIF

Ireland’s Department of Finance is tinkering with the country’s strategic development sovereign wealth fund (SDSWF). [ Content protected for Sovereign...

UN Expert Panel Blames Euroclear on Libyan SWF Payments

Belgium has violated international sanctions designed to target the estate of Muammar Gaddafi, according to the United Nations Panel of...

Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Venture Capital

OTPP-Backed GFL Environmental Mergers with Waste Industries

GIC Invests in Home Rental Service Xiaozhu

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SEC Keeps Private Equity GP Secondary Deals on its Radar

U.S. regulators are looking into more general partner private equity secondary deals in which timely, full and frank disclosure is...

GIC Purchases Stake in Masan Group

Singapore’s GIC Private Limited acquired a stake in Vietnam-based Masan Group Corporation, a publicly-listed conglomerate. GIC acquired a 2.3% stake...

Hedge Funds Bleed Out, More Closures

Boston-based Highfields Capital Management, which managed money for large clients like Harvard Management Co., is shutting down after a period...

Temasek Invests in Microbial Fertilizer Startup

Singapore’s Temasek Holdings participated in a Series B funding round in Berkeley, California-based Pivot Bio, a U.S. agricultural startup aimed...

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Pensions, Superannuation Funds and Endowments

Philippines Pension Reform Eyes Filipinos Working Abroad

Filipinos who work abroad will soon be required to contribute to the country’s public pension fund. A bill signed in...

Jack Lin to Head APAC Coverage for MSCI

Jack Lin was named Managing Director and Head of APAC Client Coverage for MSCI Inc., a provider of indexes and...

Institutional Investors Hungered for Blockbuster Comcast Bonds

As U.S. interest rates start to rise, institutional investors craved Comcast Corporation bonds. Philadelphia-based Comcast sold US$ 27 billion worth...

Corona Cop Wins CalPERS Board Seat over Board President

Jason Perez was declared the unofficial winner to represent active public agency members on the CalPERS Board of Administration. Public...

Mergers and Acquisitions

Masdar Signs First Green Revolving Credit Facility in UAE

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC, also known as Masdar, is a renewable energy company based in Abu Dhabi that...

Is Sears Near the End?

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SWFI First Read, October 9, 2018

RDIF and Veolia Explore Opportunities in Russian Utilities

Blackstone, Carlyle, Onex, and CPPIB Eye Arconic

ONE Championship Raises Series D

Saudi British Bank and Alawwal Boards Agree to Merger

SWFI First Read, October 7, 2018

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RDIF Helps Plant Ties with India via Fertilizer Deal

Institutional Investor Events

Institute Fund Summit 2018 – Tokyo Slider2

SWFI was honored to have Governor Yuriko Koike give a toast and share wise words at our Tokyo event. <...

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Real Estate and Infrastructure

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Korea NPS and KKR Invest in Development in Seoul’s Gangnam Area

The National Pension Service of Korea (NPS) and KKR Asian Fund III, a fund managed by private equity firm KKR...

PSP Investments Splits Up Part of Forth Ports Stake to Three Investors

Earlier this month, Public Service Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) increased its stake in Forth Ports, a U.K.-based multimodal ports...

Saudi Sovereign Fund Backs Riviera of the Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has a domestic mandate to identify potential projects that can generate returns, while diversify...

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Haramain High-Speed Train to Start Operating

Saudi Arabia’s religious tourism sector expects to have somewhere between 25 million to 30 million tourists in 2025 and tourism...

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Central Banks, Foreign Reserves and Macroeconomics

7 days ago

Is China Stuck With U.S. Treasuries?

China has the largest pool of foreign exchange reserves, in which most of it is held in U.S. dollars. As...

People’s Bank of China Cuts RRR by 1 Percent

The People’s Bank of China announced a 1% cut to its reserve requirement ratio for most banks, effective October 15,...

State Street Hires Angela Summonte

State Street Corporation hired Angela Summonte to be senior vice president and head of Asset Owner and Official Institutions Sector...

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SWFI First Read, September 28, 2018

UPenn Endowment Returns 12.9% for the Latest FY The University of Pennsylvania’s endowment returned 12.9% for the June 30, 2018...

Video and Podcast

Follow the Money – Episode 46

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Energy and Natural Resources

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Kazatomprom Treads Closer to IPO

Kazatomprom is the world’s biggest uranium producer, accounting for around 20% of production market share. The company is moving forward...

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CEPSA Moves to Shelve IPO for Now

Spanish energy firm CEPSA decided to not proceed on listing its shares due to adverse market conditions. Mubadala Investment Company...

$100 Oil Can Change the Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund Paradigm

Crystal ball predictions of US$ 100 per barrel of crude oil have returned for the first time in four years...