7. The owner should set the objectives of the SWF, appoint the members of its governing body(ies) in accordance with clearly defined procedures, and exercise oversight over the SWF’s operations.
As the owner, State of Kuwait set the objective of KIA as per law 47, Article 2:
“The objective of the Authority is to undertake, in the name and for the account of the State of Kuwait, the management of the General Reserve Fund, the monies allocated for the Future Generations Fund, as well as such other monies that the Minister of Finance may entrust the Authority with its management.”
KIA aims to achieve a rate of return on its investment that, on a three-year rolling average, exceeds its composite benchmarks by designing and maintaining an asset allocation consistent with its mandated return and risk objectives, selecting investments and investment managers with the ability to outperform the respective index for each asset class and making tactical changes to the asset allocation without adversely altering the aggregate so as to benefit from emerging economic and market trends.
KIA endeavours to be a world-class investment management organization committed to continuous improvement in the way it conducts business by contributing to the formation of human capital in Kuwait by attracting talented and ambitious young Kuwaitis, participating in the growth of the investment sector in Kuwait and reinforcing sound corporate governance, transparency in all operations, and fair business dealings in Kuwait by holding our business associates and portfolio companies to the highest ethical standards.