Tag: Sovereign Wealth Funds
The World’s Biggest Sovereign Wealth Funds
The Norwegian Government Pension Fund is the largest of any sovereign wealth fund in the world. According to data from the SWF Institute, the...
Real Estate emerges as the preferred asset class for Middle East...
Middle East sovereign investors have focused on increasing allocations to infrastructure and private equity over the last two years; however attitudes have changed in...
Funding the GCC’s infrastructure: is it time for Public Private Partnerships?
Ultra-low oil prices will continue to limit cash available to sovereigns in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries over the near term. Clearly GCC governments...
First Global Sovereign Asset Management Study
An in-depth report which offers insight into the complex investment behaviour of sovereign investors across the globe
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Publishes 2012 ADIA Review
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) today published its 2012 ADIA Review, providing a thorough overview of its activities over the past year while...
Sovereign Wealth Funds allocate new assets to private equity
20% of Sovereign Wealth Fund new assets allocated to private equity
Property and infrastructure are not the big SWF ‘alternative investment’ story
Major sovereign governments and...
Abu Dhabi to invest in Marriott Hotels
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is reportedly close to buying 42 hotels managed by Marriott International Inc.
The sovereign wealth fund known as ADIA...
Private capital pursuing mining and metals investments
Increasing interest in mining and metals from private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds and state-owned enterprises is set to be a key trend in...
Abu Dhabi aviation policy expands into global markets
The UAE’s national airline, Etihad Airways, is planning an expansion policy aiming to prepare it to compete in the increasingly chalenging regional aviation environment.
Etihad...
Sovereign Financial Institutions taxation discussed in Abu Dhabi
Numbers of Sovereign Financial Institutions increased to as many as 40 worldwide since 1950s
Sovereign Financial Institutions potential growth expected to range between US$6 and...
Dubai Mercantile Exchange gets support from existing Investors
Global derivatives marketplace CME Group and Oman Investment Fund, a sovereign wealth fund of the Sultanate of Oman, will increase their investments in the...
Rapid Shift to Direct Investing in Hedge Funds by Pension and...
Hedge Funds Managing $1 Billion to $5 Billion Experience Largest Growth
$820 Billion in Direct Money from Pensions and Sovereign Wealth Funds Now Invested in...
Investment behavior of Sovereign Wealth Funds revealed
6% of GCC SWF assets are focused on local development investments
88% of GCC SWF assets are invested internationally for diversification purposes
5% of GCC SWF...
Dubai’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Istithmar World is halting investments
On Friday, Bloomberg said Istithmar World is freezing investments as part of a restructuring process that may result in sale of the fund or...
Investment Strategies – Sovereign Wealth Funds back in play
Analysis and Discussion with Jan Randolph of IHS Global Insight
Sovereign Wealth Funds could invest as much as $725b in real...
Sovereign Wealth Funds could, potentially, invest as much as $725 billion over the next seven years, states a new report by CB Richard...
Sovereign Wealth Funds may change direction of investment flows
Restrictions by the United States and others may lead sovereign wealth funds to invest closer to home instead of in the West, the head...
Treat sovereign funds equally
Sovereign wealth funds should be treated like any other institutional investor and not have special rules imposed on them, Henry Azzam, head of Deutsche...