Middle East

Asia’s family offices are embedding music royalties and other niche alternatives more deeply into portfolios, shifting the conversation from short-term diversification metrics to governance, durability and uncorrelated income.

Abu Dhabi SWF Mubadala increases Bitcoin ETF holdings; UniSuper accused of greenwashing; and more.

NZ Super hires portfolio strategy and research lead; AustralianSuper risk lead joins rival; ART appoints senior portfolio manager; Future Fund investment professional joins Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, and more.

Canadian pension La Caisse reportedly selling $1.5 billion in Chinese PE assets; Indonesian SWF Danantara eyes investment in national stock exchange; and more.

The Dutch pension asset manager and Qatar Investment Authority's cornerstone commitments to the perpetual office fund reflect growing institutional appetite for governance-heavy private structures over passive REIT exposure.

Singaporean SWF GIC and Abu Dhabi SWF Mubadala to join KKR's $10bn data centre deal; Qatar Investment Authority expands venture capital fund-of-funds programme by $2bn; and more.

Japanese lawmakers push for a $3.2trn sovereign wealth fund; South Korea to launch $14bn SWF; Taiwan's Bureau of Labour Funds awards $1.6 billion equity mandate; and more.

With total assets of over $60 trillion, state-owned investors are expanding their partnerships while some are expected to become sovereign asset managers in coming years.

Sovereign wealth funds and Chinese policy banks are forging a new investment nexus as global banks step in to structure flows across clean energy, infrastructure and advanced industries.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund sign a $1bn partnership to fuel GBA expansion; Singapore’s MAS appoints six asset managers to oversee $2.2bn mandate to bolster the local stock market; Indonesian SWF Danantara secures a $1bn multi-currency credit facility from a syndicate of major international banks; and more.

With its open capital system, strong legal framework, and expanding Shariah-compliant options, Hong Kong is emerging as the launchpad for deeper Middle East–China financial ties.

Global asset managers say distribution, once a supporting function, is now the industry’s core strategic battleground.