News & Press Releases
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The Egypt Fund Becomes an Associate Member of IFSWF
The International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF), a global network of sovereign wealth funds from more than 30 countries, has admitted the Egypt Fund, the country’s nascent sovereign wealth fund, to be an associate member. The Egypt Fund...
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Sovereign wealth funds accelerate venture capital investments
London, 23 May: Sovereign wealth funds boosted direct growth-capital investment in disruptive industries in 2018 following a period of lower allocations, according to research from the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF)....
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VIDEO: IFSWF talks to Raw Talks on whether SWFs are a "Silver Bullet"
IFSWF's Director of Strategy and Communications, Victoria Barbary, speaks to Raw Talks about how sovereign wealth funds can be used to manage natural resource revenues and the importance of applying the Santiago Principles to their governance...
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New Research from State Street and IFSWF Reveals Sovereign Wealth Funds are Adopting New Asset Utilisation Techniques to Maximise Returns
LONDON, 19 November 2018 – State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) and the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) released today a new research paper, Enhanced Asset Utilisation to Improve Portfolio Returns1. For the report, State...
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Rwanda’s Agaciro Development Fund Gains Full Membership of IFSWF
The International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF), a global network of sovereign wealth funds, has admitted Rwanda’s Agaciro Development Fund (AGDF) as a full member. IFSWF member institutions come from over 30 countries from across the...
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IFSWF Annual Meeting 2018 Photo Gallery
We were hosted in Marrakech, Morocco by Ithmar Capital for our tenth annual meeting from 18-21 September. This short photo gallery of the event provides a flavour of the proceedings. Please let Victoria Barbary know if you would like...
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The Santiago Principles® reach ten-year milestone at first meeting in Africa
Tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Santiago Principles Annual meeting held in Africa for the first time Keynote speeches from Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank, BlackRock and the World Bank Marrakesh, Morocco, 20 September 2018...
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Majed Al Romaithi, Chair of IFSWF, Opening Remarks
IFSWF members, partners and friends, It is my pleasure to be here with you today to open the annual meeting of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds, particularly as it marks our 10th such gathering since the Forum’s creation in 2009...
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2015-18 Review. Speech from the outgoing chairman
Bienvenu, It is truly fantastic to be here with old and new friends in such a beautiful place. There are few places in the world as exotic as Marrakesh. I was last here 30 years ago. The best parts remain. The new parts are world class....
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One Planet SWF Working Group Publish Framework on Climate Change
Friday 6 July 2018, Paris, France – President Emmanuel Macron of France and Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway convened a roundtable discussion with the One Planet Sovereign Wealth Fund Working Group (“One Planet SWF Group”) at the Elysée Palace...