Danantara Opens Investment Scheme, Dony Oskaria Asserts SOE Assets Remain Unused and Protected

The Investment Management Agency (BPI) Danantara has assured that its investment activities will not disrupt or endanger the assets of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs). This assurance was delivered by Danantara’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Dony Oskaria, who emphasised that since its inception, Danantara has been designed with a clear risk protection mechanism through the separation of asset management and investment functions.

According to Dony, this separation serves as the primary foundation of Danantara’s institutional design. Under this scheme, risks arising from investment activities will not directly impact the state-owned companies under Danantara’s management.

“From the beginning, we designed it to be split. Within Danantara, there are two entities: Danantara Asset Management as the consolidator of SOEs, and Danantara Investment Management as its investment arm,” Dony Oskaria stated in a release received in Jakarta on Sunday, 14 June 2026.

The statement was made amid heightened public attention on the management of state assets and Danantara’s role as an institution that manages the SOE portfolio while simultaneously making investments to drive national economic growth.

Dony explained that Danantara was built with two main functions that have distinct but complementary roles. The first function is carried out through Danantara Asset Management, which is tasked with managing and consolidating the portfolio of SOE companies. The second function falls under Danantara Investment Management, which acts as the institution’s investment arm.

He noted that this separation is a crucial step to maintain the stability and sustainability of the state-owned companies that form part of Danantara’s portfolio. With this design, investment risks do not automatically affect the SOE assets that constitute Danantara’s primary source of strength. He stressed that Danantara’s success and sustainability depend heavily on the quality of management of the state-owned companies under its umbrella.

Dony also corrected the assumption that Danantara’s investments are made using the core assets of SOEs. He clarified that the source of investment funds is not derived from the core assets of state-owned companies, but rather from the dividends generated by SOEs that are managed in a healthy and productive manner.