The fund mainly invests directly, predominantly in public equities and fixed income but also in alternatives like real estate and private equity
The new vehicle is in addition to the country’s $700bn sovereign wealth fund, a savings pot for life after oil
Kuwait Investment Authority has applied the ESG standard set by an independent globally-recognised ESG benchmark provider
The Kuwaiti authority is a founding member of the One Planet Sovereign Wealth Fund Working Group established in Paris in 2017
Al-Ghunaiman replaces Farouk Bastaki, who helped to propel the Kuwait Investment Authority to rank among the world’s biggest wealth funds
The Future Generations Fund, managed by Kuwait Investment Authority, has risen to a record of about $700bn
The government’s also attempting to push through parliament legislation allowing it to tap international bond markets
By law, 10 per cent of state revenue is annually transferred into the Future Generations Fund, which invests abroad and has adequate liquidity to meet any requirement
A drop in oil prices this year suggests that hydrocarbon-funded SWFs are under pressure