SWFI

06/23/2022

Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Rethink Fixed Income as Fed Raises Rates

https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/93089/gulf-sovereign-wealth-funds-rethink-fixed-income-as-fed-raises-rates

04/20/2022

https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/92231/blackstone-buys-american-campus-communities

American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE: ACC) is the largest developer, owner and manager of student housing communities in the United States. Blackstone Core+ perpetual capital vehicles, primarily comprised of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (BREIT), alongside Blackstone Property Partners...

04/19/2022

https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/92224/headache-for-u-s-investors-as-didi-global-to-delist-from-nyse

Beijing-based DiDi Global Inc is a Chinese company principally engaged in the operation of a mobility technology platform. DiDi Global, the ride-sharing app company, plans to delist from the New York Stock Exchange before going public elsewhere. The price of DiDi’s American depositary receipts (AD...

04/07/2022

https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/92078/new-mechanism-by-mas-allows-gic-aum-to-grow-by-s75-billion

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) transferred excess official foreign reserves of S$75 billion (US$ 55.11 billion) to the government through a subscription of reserves management government securities (RMGS). This transfer of assets from MAS to the government does not change Singapore’s to...

03/29/2022

https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/91941/changing-of-the-guard-at-janus-henderson

Asset management giant Janus Henderson Group was formed from the all-stock merger of Janus Capital Group and Henderson Group which completed in May 2017. Since then, while its peers grew fast in AUM, Janus Henderson has struggled to make synergies from the merger. Activist investor Nelson Peltz of T...

12/02/2021

https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/89875/report-spurs-debate-on-ideal-model-for-wyoming-sovereign-wealth-and-public-fund-portfolios

RVK was hired to conduct a report to compare peer institutions and best practices for Wyoming’s sovereign wealth and state funds. Wyoming House Bill 244 enabled the creation of this report and sparked debate among Wyoming politicians and public investment professionals. Wyoming could end up creati...

12/02/2021

https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/89872/crypto-com-owner-signs-deal-to-acquire-north-american-derivatives-exchange-and-small-exchange

Founded in 2016, Crypto.com serves over 10 million customers with its crypto app, along with the Crypto.com Exchange and Crypto.com DeFi Wallet. Foris DAX Markets, Inc. is the parent company of Crypto.com. Crypto.com is a cryptocurrency platform and exchange headquartered in Singapore. Foris DAX Mar...

11/10/2021

https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/89462/largest-u-s-inflation-surge-in-more-than-30-years

Should the American public trust the board members of the Federal Reserve System when it comes to inflation forecasting? The “transitory” downplaying of inflation is becoming a major issue. U.S. inflation could remain elevated for much longer than the Federal Reserve expects. The U.S. Bureau of ...

10/25/2021

https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/89070/what-is-the-cantillon-effect-and-why-its-even-more-important-now

A Cantillon effect is a change in relative prices resulting from a change in money supply. It is the uneven expansion of the amount of money. 18th century French banker and philosopher named Richard Cantillon coined the term. Born in the 1680s, Richard Cantillon penned the book, “Essai sur la Natu...

10/22/2021

https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/88993/leading-healthcare-investors-by-global-swfs-and-large-public-pensions-october-2021-ltm

Sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds are major institutional investors in the healthcare sector. From the last twelve months of October 2021, global swfs and large public pension funds invested US$ 30.39 billion in the healthcare sector. Some notable deals include Singapore’s GIC Privat...

10/18/2021

https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/88935/former-us-secretary-of-state-colin-powell-dies-at-84

Colin Luther Powell (Colin Powell) died at the age of 84 on October 18, 2021 from complications arising from a COVID-19 infection at Walter Reed National Medical Centre. Powell was vaccinated against COVID-19. Powell was also being treated for multiple myeloma. Powell was U.S. secretary of state and...

10/13/2021

https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/88829/jpmorgan-chase-ceo-jamie-dimon-personally-thinks-bitcoin-is-worthless

“I personally think that bitcoin is worthless,” JPMorgan Chase chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon commented during an Institute of International Finance event on October 10, 2021. Dimon then added, “I don’t want to be a spokesperson — I don’t care. It makes no difference to me,” he said. “...