07/07/2013
Central Bank of Russia May Consolidate Financial Regulation
The Central Bank of Russia may have brad sweeping new powers thats could include the oversight of finacial institutions
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07/02/2013
New Qatar emir makes changes at wealth fund
QATAR’S former prime minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani was yesterday replaced as head of the country’s powerful sovereign wealth fund
07/02/2013
Map Of Every Sovereign Wealth Fund In The World Reveals Trusts In Our Own Backyard We Didn't Know Existed
Lots of countries have so much oil and gas wealth
07/01/2013
Singapore's Temasek faces key tests over China banks
Chinese banks now face a difficult outlook due to credit tightening and bad loans.
06/28/2013
Kuwait wealth fund backs British recovery
Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund has backed Britain’s recovery prospects as new data indicated the pace of growth may be picking up.
06/17/2013
South Africa Wealth Fund To Expand Investment In Dangote Group
These operations included Dangote’s sugar, flour, oil refinery and port operations.
06/17/2013
Chinese Sovereign Wealth Fund Boosts Stakes in Nation’s Lenders
Central Huijin Investment Ltd., a unit of China’s sovereign wealth funds, increased its stakes in the nation’s four biggest banks last week
06/16/2013
Qatar to sell Porsche SE share but keep stake in Volkswagen
Sovereign wealth fund Qatar Holding LLC said that the sale was the logical consequence of VW's takeover of Porsche AG last year.
06/14/2013
Rothschild Group interested to operate in Angola
The company can provide cooperation in the field of organisation of the market of capitals, privatisation, creation and management of sovereign wealth funds, as well as lending facilities in the international market.
06/09/2013
Africa Has Strongest Growth in Sovereign Funds, JPMorgan Says
Africa is catching up with many Asian and Middle-East countries that already have a state fund
05/25/2013
Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund Cuts Reliance on External Managers
UAE is seeking to diversify from crude exports with investments abroad
05/19/2013
No sovereign wealth fund for SA
the creation of such a fund is best timed with stable or rising commodity prices
05/09/2013
KPMG issues report on Sovereign Wealth Funds
KPMG announced (9 May) in an emailed press release the publication of a report on Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Middle East.
04/30/2013
International law firm boost Private Client practice
The firm has today announced the addition of two new partners to its leading Private Client practice.
04/21/2013
Israeli cabinet approves plans for sovereign wealth fund
State fund aims to avoid economic damage from a strong shekel as natural gas production gets underway.
03/25/2013
36% dip in sovereign wealth fund investment in 2012
Data for the 2007-12 period reveals that financial service firms were the top picks for global SWFs during the five-year period, with investments in the sector totalling $140 billion.
03/24/2013
China Sovereign Wealth Fund to Boost Investment in Russia
Details such as the planned investment amount and specific projects weren't mentioned.
03/20/2013
BSP offers to sell dollars for sovereign wealth fund
“If the government decides to put up the wealth fund, we can sell them the dollars which they can use to fund their operations especially overseas.”
03/14/2013
Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund bids for GE's US$1.8bil in Thai bank
Khazanah's bid for GE's 25.3 percent stake came as a surprise, the sources said, declining to be identified as the information was not public.
03/12/2013
Sovereign wealth funds to hit record $5.6 trln by year end
"Non-commodity funds are capturing an increasing share of SWFs' assets, a trend that is likely to continue."