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Wednesday 20. of May 2009 Wealth Funds Aren't as Wealthy After All: Report

The fall in asset prices brought on by the financial crisis has shrunk the size of sovereign wealth funds belonging to oil-rich countries and Asian exporters, the World Street Journal reported on Wednesday on its Web site.


Sunday 19. of April 2009 China Wealth Fund to Boost Investments

China Investment Corp. plans to expand its international investment this year, including in European countries that it had shunned because they tried to set limits on its investments, the Chinese sovereign-wealth fund's chairman said Saturday


Friday 10. of April 2009 Commercial Real Estate Next Target for Sovereign Funds?

Deloitte has issued a report looking at the growing involvement and interest in the commercial real estate market by Sovereign Wealth Funds.

 


Monday 30. of March 2009 Sovereign Wealth Funds and Financial Stability

The present financial crisis has placed financial stability at the forefront of policy discussions. At the same time, sovereign wealth funds have become much more significant players over the past two years. This column summarises the results of some recent studies about sovereign wealth funds and t...


Friday 27. of March 2009 Sovereign Wealth Funds Continue To Grow,Reach $3.22 Tln-Study

Sovereign wealth funds have continued to grow, reaching $3.22 trillion so far this year, and have been boosted by new entrants in the market, according to research by Preqin released Thursday. While these massive pools of government capital haven't escaped the effects of the global downturn, with ma...


Monday 02. of March 2009 Sovereign funds no longer saviors -video

Burned by their investments, analysts say don't look for many sovereign wealth funds to come to the rescue of ...

 

 


Saturday 31. of January 2009 Singapore Says Wealth Funds May Play Bigger Role in Markets

Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, may play a bigger role in stabilizing the global financial system as leveraged banks and hedge funds stumble, the Government of Singapore Investment Corp. said.


Tuesday 27. of January 2009 Sovereign funds likely to dominate M&A in GCC

Sovereign wealth funds and some private equity players are expected to dominate the merger and acquisition market in the region, said experts. This year the merger and acquisition will mainly be driven by GCC governments' initiatives to stabilise the real estate and equity markets and their efforts...


Tuesday 21. of October 2008 Idea of sovereign wealth funds divides Europeans

PARIS: With some European corporate gems trading at beaten-down prices because of recent market turbulence, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France on Tuesday suggested that European leaders should set up their own sovereign wealth funds to buy stakes in crucial industries to shield them from potential ...


Wednesday 23. of July 2008 G.E. and Abu Dhabi Fund Form Financial Partnership

Hoping to tap into higher returns overseas, General Electric said Tuesday that it would team up with a sovereign wealth fund in Abu Dhabi to create an $8 billion commercial finance fund based in the Middle East. The Abu Dhabi fund, Mubadala Development Company, and G.E. said Tuesday that they had a...


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