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jdsupra.com January 10, 2025

Sovereign Wealth Funds And Liberalized Rules Are Driving The Growth Of Middle Eastern Business Hubs | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Llp

Key Points - Sovereign-related investors, more commonly referred to as sovereign wealth funds, have increasingly made the Middle East a global center of wealth and investment....By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
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straitstimes.com January 10, 2025

Simplicity Is Needed To Untangle Insurer Income’s Gordian Knot | The Straits Times

Its humble roots might be a source of inspiration on how to move forward. : SINGAPORE - Sometimes, less is more. This axiom can be applied to the Gordian knot that seems to bind home-grown Income Insurance. The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) set up its first cooperatives in 1970 – the insurer NTUC Income and NTUC Comfort, a taxi cooperative. The insurer was started by Singapore’s trade union leaders, who pledged $1.2 million from their workers’ funds.
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international-adviser.com January 09, 2025

International Law Firm Skadden Opens Office In Abu Dhabi Gm

This is its first office in the Middle East. : Access full content on the International Adviser site, access your saved articles, control email preferences and amend your account details Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has opened its first office in the Middle East, located in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). The office will be led by corporate transactional attorney Michael Hilton, who most recently was regional managing partner for the Middle East and North Africa at a Magic Circle firm.
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businessinsider.com January 09, 2025

Startups Exploring 'ai Agents' Are All The Rage In Silicon Valley

iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BISam Altman, the chief executive officer of OpenAI, has prophesied that this may be the year the first "agents" — a set of artificial intelligence tools that can perform tasks on their own — "join the workforce." Investors whose job it is to back new technologies before they become ubiquitous are swooning with the promise of these digital coworkers.The rise of agents offers a fertile ground for a select group of startups to establish themselves as the front-runners of this shift.
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mondovisione.com January 06, 2025

An Assessment Of The Economy And Financial Stability, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook, At The Seventh Conference On Law And Macroeconomics, University Of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Thank you, Dean Logue. It is wonderful to be back in my adopted home state of Michigan and on the University of Michigan's beautiful campus. The fact that you got this Georgia native to visit in the first week of January shows you just how much I love it here. But, seriously, the program committee for the University of Michigan Law School's Seventh Conference on Law and Macroeconomics has put together an impressive program.
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scmp.com January 02, 2025

China Pulls In 21% Surge In Sovereign Investments, Led By Middle East Funds | South China Morning Post

US$10.3 billion from state-owned investors flowed into China last year, 62 per cent of it from Persian Gulf nations, says Global SWF.
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inc42.com January 02, 2025

Market Scorecard: 13 Startups Raised Over Inr 29k Cr Via Ipos In 2024

A successful IPO does not just hinge on a company’s readiness but also requires strong investor enthusiasm. In 2024, the…
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scmp.com January 01, 2025

Hong Kong’s Templewater Builds Middle East Ties To Unlock Energy Transition Deals | South China Morning Post

Private equity firm eyes opportunities for its entities in vehicle manufacturing and sales distribution in the Gulf Cooperation Council nations.
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finance.yahoo.com December 31, 2024

Singpost Names Group Finance Chief After Whistleblower Report

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore Post Ltd. named a group chief financial officer and said the search for a chief executive continues after it fired a number of senior executives over allegations of misconduct. Isaac Mah, currently the CFO of the company’s Australia business, Freight Management Holdings Pty, will return home to take up the group CFO post, the Temasek Holdings Pte-backed firm said in a filing on Sunday. It also appointed Gan Heng, who currently heads the South District International Business Unit, as acting CEO of IBU.
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asia.nikkei.com December 30, 2024

Indonesia, India Plan State-backed Funds Eyeing Temasek Success - Nikkei Asia

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto envisions the country's new sovereign wealth fund rivaling top global players like the  Abu Dhabi Investment Authority within years. © Reuters TOKYO -- From Indonesia to India, more emerging Asian economies are looking to launch government-controlled funds to better navigate a world increasingly buffeted by the twist and turns of U.S. monetary policy and geopolitical risks. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto laid out an ambitious plan in November to launch a fund and expand its portfolio to $982 billion within years, rivaling the world's largest funds like the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
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