11/14/2012

Wealth Fund Backs Glencore’s Bid for Xstrata

The announcement comes less than a week before Xstrata’s shareholders will vote on the multibillion-dollar deal that would create a global mining and commodity trading giant with a market valuation of around $90 billion.

11/05/2012

Abu Dhabi Loses Its World’s Biggest SWF Crown

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is no longer the richest sovereign wealth fund in the world, according to the latest rankings issued by the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI).

09/02/2012

Top 10 Sovereign Wealth Funds

As the notoriously private wealth vehicles gain increased visibility, especially with their emerging markets investment push, Gulf Business lists the top 10 SWFs in the world.

08/27/2012

Eurozone needs a German sovereign wealth fund

To avoid a breakdown of the financial system, the public sector has had to step in, with the Eurosystem – the network of eurozone central banks – becoming the main intermediary of savings from surplus to deficit countries.