06/11/2012
KPMG, one of world’s leading management consultancy firms, was appointed by the government to hunt for the key officers that will manage the fund, which will be under the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA).
06/11/2012
He has been general director of Synterra, a Russian telecommunications operator, the report said.
06/08/2012
Lou did not detail the extent to which the fund had reduced its European investments, but the paper reported him as saying that CIC had scaled back exposure across public asset markets.
06/06/2012
The two sovereign wealth funds will each invest $1 billion into the joint fund, the statement says.
06/01/2012
Lawmakers in Panama approved the government’s plan to create the country’s first sovereign wealth fund with revenue from an expanded Panama Canal to help buffer Latin America’s fastest-growing economy in a downturn.
05/31/2012
Sovereign wealth funds and other government entities in the UAE greatly increased their overseas investments during 2011 as higher oil prices led to a large rise in the country's balance of payments surplus,
05/30/2012
Slovenia plans to create a sovereign- wealth fund by merging agencies that are managing state assets to boost revenue from their investments.
05/27/2012
ISF Ltd will add value for Cantor Fitzgerald's global bank relationships while providing an attractive investment for their fixed income clients.
05/22/2012
These funds are being allocated less money by their oil-rich governments post the Arab Spring, with surplus government cash available for international investment in Gulf Arab region set to fall by 9 percent in 2012.
05/11/2012
The outcome is that there is a gaping chasm of a perception when comparing those doing business in Africa, and those not. The former being ostensibly positive and the latter mired in stereotypical and negative opinions.
05/04/2012
African countries have been urged to tap into the US$5 trillion sovereign wealth assets belonging to oil-exporting developing countries and China, according to participants at the just-ended UNCTAD XIII meeting in the Arab Gulf State of Doha.
05/03/2012
China Investment Corporation didn't disclose the exact amount of the fund, nor the industriesthe money may be injected into.
05/01/2012
In a striking indication of that concern, the International Monetary Fund said developments in the euro area pose a greater risk to the Asia-Pacific region than either a hard landing in China or a rise in commodity prices.
04/24/2012
"The thinking within the ministry is that disinvestment proceeds could be used in a more productive way... Creation of a sovereign fund is being actively considered," said a senior finance ministry official.
04/20/2012
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has made its first big investment in a US public company by acquiring a 5.2 per cent stake in Tiffany, the jewellery retailer known for its diamond rings and blue, ribboned boxes.
04/17/2012
Some 57% of sovereign wealth funds invest in private equity — 46% through funds and 11% through direct investments.
04/17/2012
Rising level of prosperity and family-run businesses here provide a lot of opportunities in this space, she said.
04/17/2012
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund is preparing to buy up swathes of distressed properties in the UK with the launch of a £200m fund.
04/12/2012
The transaction proceeded by way of a Jersey scheme of arrangement and has received the required regulatory approvals and the sanction of the Jersey Royal Court.
04/11/2012
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