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Mideast sovereign funds sell assets as low oil bitesMiddle Eastern sovereign wealth funds liquidated or cancelled investments worth about seven per cent of their total assets last year, according to a study released on Monday by asset manager Invesco, in a sign of pressure from low oil prices. More… |
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Oil-dependent Saudi, Norway funds sell European sharesThe top three oil-dependent sovereign wealth funds have been selling European equity holdings since May, a study showed on Monday, another sign of petrodollars being withdrawn from world markets. However, Asian funds have continue More… |
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ME funds on $18.8bn property acquisition spreeMiddle Eastern sovereign wealth funds doubled their acquisitions to $18.8 billion, with the UK and US as firm targets, a report said. This trend is expected to continue apace, with the range of target markets likely to broaden, ad More… |
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Islamic pension fund demand seen at $190bnThe pent up global demand for Islamic pension funds is currently between $160 billion and $190 billion, a report said, adding that most of these funds are parked under conventional sovereign pension funds due to lack of investing options. More… |
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Dubai may use sovereign fund to repay debtDubai, which narrowly averted a bond default in 2009, could use money raised by its sovereign wealth fund to help repay $3.8 billion in bonds owed by state-linked firms which mature next year, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. More… |
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Qatar, sovereign funds return after retreatSovereign wealth funds picked up their pace of spending in the second half of 2009 after an extended period of retrenchment during the global financial crisis, a recent study said. The last two quarters of 2009 accounted More… |
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Gulf property chiefs urge state supportProperty and construction executives called for intervention by Gulf governments and the sovereign wealth funds (SWF) they control on Monday to revive regional real estate sectors hit by the credit crisis. A property boom across the top oi More… |
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US eyes Gulf sovereign wealth fundsThe United States would welcome investment from sovereign wealth funds as it grapples with the impact of the global financial crisis on its economy, deputy US treasury secretary Robert Kimmitt said on Tuesday. Kimmitt is on a five-country More… |
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Sovereign funds 'eye Nakheel investment'Nakheel, a leading Dubai-based developer, said it had been approached by Gulf sovereign wealth funds keen to invest in the region. "What I do see is a lot of Gulf sovereign wealth funds are beginning to come and see Nakheel and I'm surpris More… |
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Italy sets 5pc limit for sovereign fund stakesSovereign funds wanting to buy shares in Italian companies should "generally" stay below 5 percent, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has said. Frattini's comments, in an Il Messaggero newspaper an interview, come after Italy's form More… |
