In the aftermath of the establishment of the Maharlika Investment Fund by the Philippine government, Capstone-Intel Corporation conducted an extensive analysis of public online forums, spanning the period from June 30, 2023, to July 31, 2023, with the aim of examining how other sovereign investment funds are being discussed.
Capstone-Intel is a high-impact research company that uses innovative research technologies, tools, and methods to convert data and information into breakthrough insights and actionable intelligence outputs. It is committed to helping its clients solve problems, find solutions, grow markets and constituencies, build reputations, navigate risks, manage crises, and be the country’s leading private research and intelligence agency.
A sovereign investment fund manages surplus revenues, supports economic development, diversification, and budget stability, providing the financial security of a country.
“The study aimed to compare the online news coverage of Maharlika with similar countries such as China, Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan. Maharlika’s news performance was relatively low at 16.9 percent, whereas China and Malaysia displayed 55.2 percent and 47.7 percent news performance, respectively,” according to Capstone-Intel.
Maharlika Investment Fund has been mentioned online through various platforms, with the Web gaining 35 percent of the total mentions. The news follows closely behind with 16.9 percent of the total mentions, while videos make up 16.8 percent of the total mentions. The platform X has 8.5 percent, and forums contribute 7.8 percent.
In terms of online mentions of China Investment Corporation, it has been determined that News platforms represent 55.2 percent of the total mentions. Twitter comes in second with a total of 23.8 percent, followed by the Web with 10.5 percent.
The analysis of Khazanah Nasional’s online presence in Malaysia is based on quantifiable data relating to the number of mentions across various platforms. The data revealed that News represents 47.7 percent of the total mentions. Twitter accounts for 12.8 percent of the total mentions, while the Web represents 11.1 percent.
The Korea Investment Corporation of South Korea has received mentions across various platforms, with mentions in the News category at 53.1 percent while the Web category followed with 28.1 percent of the total mentions.
Finally, online mentions of Japan Investment Corporation were determined to be from News sources, accounting for 66.7 percent of the total mentions. The next source of mentions was the Web, with 19.0 percent of the total mentions.
To access the comprehensive analysis, kindly refer to the report here:
Maharlika’s News Performance Scores 16.9% Lower Than Other Sovereign Investment Funds was originally published on Capstone-Intel Corp.
