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Saudi PIF’s ETF Strategy: Channelling Capital Markets with a US$200mn Anchor Investment

30th January, 2025

ith a US$200 million anchor investment in State Street Global Advisors’ SPDR J.P. Morgan Saudi Arabia Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF, PIF is showcasing its intent to elevate Saudi Arabia’s capital markets and draw international investors to the Kingdom’s burgeoning financial sector.

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DeepSeek Disruption: Magnificent 7 Crash Exposes Sovereign Wealth Fund Risks

28th January, 2025

The global markets have been rocked by the seismic impact of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup that has upended the prevailing assumptions about the cost and dominance of artificial intelligence.

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AI Geopolitics: Middle Eastern Sovereign Wealth Funds and Trump's AI Revolution

24th January, 2025

In a bold move signaling his return to office, President Donald Trump unveiled the US$500 billion Stargate initiative, the most significant AI infrastructure project in history.

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PIF's Billion-Dollar Moves: Bond Sales and Strategic Deals Fuel Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030

22nd January, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is making bold moves to secure the funding necessary for its ambitious Vision 2030 transformation.

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Trump’s Second Term: Sovereign Wealth Funds Caught in the US-China Crossfire

21st January, 2025

With President Donald Trump’s second term officially underway, the global investment community is bracing for a period of economic turbulence and geopolitical recalibration.

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From Qatar to California: How State Investors Are Building Dreams in Affordable Housing

17th January, 2025

Affordable housing is emerging as a global priority, and state-owned investors (SOIs) are stepping up with bold financial strategies to bridge the gap between supply and demand.

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PIF Expands Shariah-Compliant Debt Financing Amid Vision 2030’s Growing Cash Needs

6th January, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), a cornerstone of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 strategy, has raised US$7 billion through its inaugural murabaha credit facility, a shariah-compliant financing structure.

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Franco-Saudi US$10bn MoU Signals Strategic Convergence

5th December, 2024

Franco-Saudi relations have been bolstered by the signing of a US$10 billion MoU between France’s state-owned investor Bpifrance and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).

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PIF Ramps Up US Equities

25th November, 2024

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) saw its allocation to US listed equities rise 29.5% q-o-q to US$26.7 billion with the number of positions rising 42% to 51.

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PIF Uses Riyadh’s FII Summit to Strengthen Asian Investment

7th November, 2024

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is making a strong bid on developed Asian economies with a slew of deals with Japanese banks and an agreement to anchor a fund to support Hong Kong’s business community.

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Devouring 2017 Palace Purge Assets: PIF Gains MBC Stake, is Binladin Next?

4th November, 2024

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is taking a majority stake of the Middle East’s biggest broadcaster, which was originally nabbed by the government in the palace purge that was staged exactly seven years ago today.

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PIF Focuses on Saudi Tech Revolution

31st October, 2024

As Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) reduces its relative allocation to foreign assets from 30% (in 2020) to 21% (today), it is looking to partnerships with top asset managers to channel capital into the Kingdom’s economy in the mission to realize the Vision 2030 economic diversification objectives.

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