Managers of Wealth

Sovereign Wealth Funds Can Ease Africa Risks, New AfDB Head Says

The funds “will allow countries to have fiscal buffers and liquidity buffers to this kind of shock

Norway's Wealth Fund Lost More Than 5% in Past Month, CEO Says

The revelation follows the biggest selloff in Chinese stocks in two decades.

Norway Fund Said Among Bidders for BlackRock Singapore Tower

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is among bidders for BlackRock Inc.’s Asia Square Tower 1, an office building in Singapore’s central business district, according to people familiar with the matter.

Temasek's Fullerton sees opportunity in Asia market carnage

Like other investors in Asian equities, Fullerton's portfolios were dragged down on Monday, as markets panicked about the growth trajectory for China's economy after the recent devalution of the renminbi.

Asia fails to follow Norge’s ethical investing lead

With Norway's sovereign wealth fund excluding Asian firms from its investment universe for ethical reasons, focus has switched to the region.

Norway’s Fund Posts First Loss in Three Years as Bonds Drop

The return on fixed-income investments was affected by an increase in yields in the fund’s main markets

Norway’s Wealth Fund Excludes Posco, Daewoo International

It has excluded more than 60 companies following recommendations from the Ethics Council.

Surge in European M&A shows SWF firepower

European takeover activity involving sovereign wealth funds more than tripled in the first half of 2015, amid signs that such funds' greater firepower may be pushing up deal valuations.

ESTIMATE: Sovereign Wealth Funds Paid Around $14 Billion in fees

With sovereign funds expanding assets, smaller asset managers are paying greater attention to this rising institutional investor class

New wave of support for UK sovereign wealth fund

Countries with sovereign wealth funds tend to run fiscal surpluses, something the UK government is a long way from achieving.

The leadership battle at the top of Libya's sovereign wealth fund

The fund is supposed to manage the nation's oil wealth for the good of its war-torn people, but is itself driven by leadership rivalries

Qatar fund's ex-head sticks with EU assets

It also agreed to pay HK$9.3 billion to buy a stake in Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka Shing's electric utility last month.

China Wealth Fund Buys $1.4 Billion of European Properties

International investors are buying retail properties in continental Europe to take advantage of a nascent economic recovery.

The Secret Behind Formula One's $4.4 Billion Profits

It was just a few more zeroes in the bank account

SWFs evolving into competitors from clients

That evolution is partly an issue of scale, some market veterans contend.

World’s Biggest Wealth Fund Ready to Battle ‘Flash Boys’ in Asia

The fund, which owns about 1.3 percent of the world’s equities, has already started to cut back on its use of algorithmic trading to dodge HFT traders that might be trying to pre-empt its moves in the U.S.

Sovereign wealth funds turn to internal fund management -Invesco

SWFs rely more on in-house fund managers to cut costs

Yuan Market Access Lags Sovereign Investor Demand, Invesco Says

Sovereign investors’ access to China’s capital market is lagging behind demand, according to a survey.

UK global leader for Sovereign Wealth Fund investment

TheCityUK’s Sovereign Wealth Funds 2015 report, released today, reveals that SWFs have increased their presence in the UK, making it the global leader for direct SWF investments as well as the leading Western centre for the management of SWFs. Whil

It’s all for one, not one for all, at Norway’s sovereign fund

The Norwegian fund, which is so large it owns an average 1.2% of listed companies worldwide, has begun to take an increasingly active stance