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
As a result, he is an expert at delivering the perfect pitch and getting his message across.
04/04/2012
The survey presents the results of the Deutsche Bank research chair’s foundation paper – a dynamic asset-liability management (ALM) model developed to guide asset allocation and risk management decisions at the SWF level, and describes the res
03/30/2012
When Dilma Rousseff, Dmitry Medvedev, Manmohan Singh, Hu Jintao and Jacob Zuma gather for the fourth Brics summit in Delhi on 29 March, can they go beyond the statements of their past meetings?
03/30/2012
Canada To Allow Wealth Funds To Invest In Its Financial Institutions
The Canadian government said Thursday it plans to introduce legislation to allow foreign and domestic sovereign-wealth funds to invest in Canadian financial institutions
03/28/2012
A subsidiary of China's sovereign wealth fund yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Dublin's debt agency to explore investment opportunities in Ireland, but gave little detail on what it might be interested in.
03/20/2012
The Islamic Finance News 2011 Best Banks Poll takes an unbiased and all-encompassing approach in selecting the best banks in the world.
03/16/2012
Warsaw, looking for buyers for state assets, has recently reached out to Chinese players to bring funds to Poland, giving the Asian giant an opportunity to test the investment waters in the real economy in Europe.
02/23/2012
Is China broadening its interest into white wine?
Figures from Vinexpo and seen by The Drinks Business, show that by 2015 white wine consumption in China could grow by a further 70 per cent.
02/23/2012
Asia CEOs Look to Europe for Takeovers: Citi
The number of deals the New York-based bank is working on involving Asian companies has jumped about 25 percent from a year ago, driven by clients seeking opportunities in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Canada, said Colin Banfield, Citigroup’s h
02/20/2012
Qatar’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Credit Suisse’s London Office Building
The Daily Telegraph reported last month that the sale-and- leaseback deal was valued at about 330 million pounds ($523 million). The newspaper didn’t cite anyone.
02/15/2012
Abu Dhabi fund eyes sale of $1.3 bln Malaysia bank stake - sources
The fund had engaged in early talks with Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC), they said.
02/07/2012
Swiss Private Bank Charged in U.S. With Aiding Tax Evasion
The indictment follows charges filed Jan. 3 against three Wegelin bankers accused of conspiring to help U.S. clients hide more than $1.2 billion in assets from American tax authorities. Wegelin announced on Jan. 27 that it agreed to a sale to Switzerland&
02/06/2012
Dubai's government has walked away from the $10bn (£6.3bn) debt restructuring of one of its biggest conglomerates, leaving creditors, including the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), with exposure to potentially big losses.
01/29/2012
Qatar wealth fund snaps up prime Canary Wharf property
The wealth fund is Credit Suisse’s second biggest shareholder, with a six percent stake.
01/26/2012
Enter the ‘Emperor of Indonesia’
On Saturday morning, at a Kuala Lumpur hotel coffee house together with two of Kamal's aides, I waited for the so-called trillionaire.