| Over the past two weeks, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia), one of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds, gave The National unprecedented access to mark its 40th anniversary, offering interviews with several of its former and current leaders, including Hareb Al Darmaki, an adviser to the managing director and the fund’s longest-serving employee, and Jean-Paul Villain, its top strategist.
My conversations with these investment gurus provided a fascinating insight into the inner workings of a fund estimated to have as much as US$800 billion under management. They also helped to reinforce important lessons that are relevant to all investors, whether you have billions of dirhams or simply a few thousand to sock away for the future...............................................Full Article: Source
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