08/12/2012
Norway's sovereign wealth fund said on Friday it had increased its exposure to Chinese government bonds, had already reached the ceiling of its quota for onshore Chinese assets and was seeking to increase it.
08/12/2012
The €505.6 billion Government Pension Fund Global fell 2.2 per cent, as measured by a basket of currencies, the Oslo-based investor said yesterday. Its equity investments fell 4.6 per cent, while its bonds returned 1.5 per cent.
08/09/2012
The aid-dependent African nation is planning a sovereign fund as part of a long-term plan to wean itself off global support, according to a local press report
08/08/2012
There is a split between older, more objective-driven SWFs and newer ones that are created with broader ambitions in mind, the paper by Christopher Balding asserts.
08/07/2012
QIC said it had received an offer from "strategic partner" Qatar Holding. No financial details were given.
07/30/2012
"Due to the heightened uncertainty in global markets, we allowed the cash inflow from investment income and fund injection to accumulate during the year in preparation for better investment opportunities," GIC Group Chief Investment Officer Ng
07/24/2012
BSRI Rankings for France, Malaysia and South Africa Improve; India and Spain’s Deteriorate
07/24/2012
The China Investment Corporation (CIC), the nation's sovereign wealth fund, said Wednesday its overseas portfolio yield for 2011 stood at negative 4.3 percent due to slow recovery of global economy and the European debt crisis.
07/09/2012
Losses from struggling national carrier Gulf Air in particular weighed on the fund's income.
07/04/2012
What are the chances of an FD in a mid-market company tapping friendly sovereign funds for much-needed capital?
06/27/2012
Richard Buxton, head of UK equities at Schroders, said: “This deal is on the skids. Glencore should withdraw its current offer and give better terms.”
06/25/2012
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), the cash-rich emirate’s sovereign wealth fund, expects emerging market stocks to outperform in the long-term and said it took a “selective” approach in deploying money at its fixed income unit in 20
06/20/2012
International law firm to create 75 new Dublin jobs
This is as a result of growing demand for both its international legal services and the fiduciary and fund administration services provided by its affiliate, MaplesFS, it said.
06/19/2012
With private equity firms testing the limits of limited partners’ ability and willingness to fill their new-fund coffers, sovereign wealth funds are emerging as a potential source of capital to help bridge the fund-raising gap
06/15/2012
Initial indications are that the expected $1.25bn, seven to 10-year tenor bond would receive strong demand in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia as banks seek to put rising liquidity to work, though broader interest may lag behind, market participants say.
06/15/2012
Abu Dhabi is the world’s richest sovereign wealth fund, holding approximately US$627bn in assets, statistics show.
06/13/2012
Gopalan told reporters that the several sovereign wealth funds, private equity and other funds and wealth management advisors evinced interest in investing in India but wanted stability of policy, particularly on taxation and procedural easing.
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.