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Invesco sees SWFs turning to internal fund managementSovereign wealth funds are relying more on in-house expertise to manage their funds in a drive to bring down costs and improve performance in the low-yield environment, according to a report by Invesco Asset Management released on Wednesday. More… |
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Arab tech industry in need of capital access, govt supportThe nascent technology sector in the Arab region needs to be reinforced by government support and backed by proper funding from sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and local institutional investors if it is to flourish and create the next technology t More… |
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Mumtalakat ranks 42 globally with $10.5bn assetsBahraini sovereign fund Mumtalakat with estimated assets of $10.5 billion has been ranked 42nd globally, according to a report issued by Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) Institute. It owns shares in 38 companies representing manufacturing, f More… |
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Saudi SWF assets highest in regionSaudi Arabia ranked second globally and first in the Arab world in terms of the assets of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), said a report. Assets and foreign holdings of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (Sama), or the kingdom’ More… |
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Real estate PE challenged by liquidity issuesReal estate private equity (PE) fund managers around the world continue to face major challenges stemming largely from ongoing illiquidity within the capital markets, a report said. This has left few able to secure bank financing More… |
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Abu Dhabi SWF joins UK rail bidThe Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has agreed to join Morgan Stanley and private equity group 3i in a bid for the high-speed railway linking London with the Channel Tunnel, Abu Dhabi's National newspaper said. State-owned ADIA, More… |
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Kuwait sovereign fund may sell Zain stakeKuwait Investment Authority (KIA), the country's sovereign wealth fund, may sell its 24.6 percent stake in telecoms firm Zain, according to a newspaper report on Monday. Daily Al-Qabas, citing unidentified sources, said KIA has asked sever More… |
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70pc businesses approve Bahrain investmentAlmost 70 per cent of business leaders from around the world would approve of investment coming from Bahrain, said a report. The Sovereign Brands Survey 2010, conducted by Hill & Knowlton and Penn Schoen Berland, two pre-eminent commun More… |
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Gulf sovereign funds eye China's AgBank IPOSeveral Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds are holding talks with the Agricultural Bank of China about investing in its IPO in Shanghai and Hong Kong this year, the China Business News reported on Monday. The Kuwait Investment Authority More… |
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Kuwait denies plans to cut euro zone exposureKuwait Investment Authority (KIA), the country's sovereign wealth fund, said on Thursday it did not plan to reduce its exposure to euro zone investments, denying a Kuwaiti newspaper report. "KIA denies local newspaper reports that there is More… |
