Our Scans · (FS.3.01) Investment & Pension Funds · Weekly Summary

• [New] The risk appetite of an international pension fund new to investing in UK infrastructure will be very different from that of a dedicated infrastructure fund listed on the London Stock Exchange. Without Limits
• [New] The state investment fund plans to leverage Europe's resilient markets and valuation differences to build wealth while managing economic uncertainties. The Independent Singapore News
• With ROAR set to have shares that can be traded directly on the NYSE, it is the first catastrophe bond focused strategy to be exchange-listed and traded, meaning liquidity opportunities for investors are set to be far more frequent than we see with most cat bond investment fund strategies. Artemis.bm - The Catastrophe Bond, Insurance Linked Sec
• The Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund which manages more than $620 billion in assets, is at the heart of the Vision 2030 initiative. The National
• With help from governments on risk sharing for green energy infrastructure, innovative financial structures are taking shape, like Alterra, the UAE's $30 B climate investment fund announced at COP 28, with backing from BlackRock, Brookfield and TPG. Forbes
• As a Japanese public pension fund, Government Pension Investment Fund manages the reserve fund for beneficiaries with the mission of securing long-term returns with minimal risk. Gresb
• Leading Dutch pension fund APG encounters significant variation in third-party data on climate risk in the property sector, calling into question the reliability of providers' methodologies. AsianInvestor
• Google is launching a new AI hub in Saudi Arabia in collaboration with the Saudi Public Investment Fund, aligning with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 strategy to drive economic diversification through technology. The AI Track
• Saudi EWPartners, an investment firm supported by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, announced it will develop a special economic zone in the King Salman International Airport to attract Chinese investment and trade. Council on Foreign Relations
• The rewards for DC pension fund investors could be significant - the UK government certainly thinks so, and the influx of patient capital from new sources could also help meet Europe's growth and productivity challenges. Lexology
• Blackrock is launching a $30 billion dollar investment fund in collaboration with a UAE sovereign wealth fund, with the explicit goal of addressing the staggering power and digital infrastructure demands of building AI products that are expected to face severe capacity bottlenecks in coming years. Institute for Progress
• The $14 billion of investment dollars in the National Clean Investment Fund could serve as catalytic, low-cost risk capital. ImpactAlpha
• The US$ 600 billion Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, could of course use the yuan to invest in China. The Conversation
• CDPQ, Canada's second-largest pension fund with C$ 402 billion ($300 billion) in AUM, pointed to the benefits of Chinese investments while vowing to manage risk. AsianInvestor
• Danish pension fund AkademikerPension recently ended a DKr3.2bn mandate with a prominent U.S. bank, pointing to a growing discrepancy in climate risk engagement. publicationportalpreview.hoganlovells.com

Last updated: 09 September 2025