Sovereign Wealth
Norges Bank poised to complete shift from FX buyer to seller before year's end
Central bank signals it will make no foreign exchange purchases this year
Bank of Tanzania praised for ‘skilfully’ lowering inflation
IMF directors welcome macroeconomic progress and look towards SWF
Finance and the Holy See: creating a central bank
Vatican ‘central bank' set to be much more than an SWF
Cyprus finance ministry to publish SWF framework this year
Finance minister will submit framework for ‘resource fund’ in 2014
Norway SWF axes JP Morgan as global custodian
Citi takes longstanding mandate from JP Morgan Chase
Iran takes transparency lesson from Azerbaijan's SWF
Iranian delegation heads to Baku to discuss Santiago Principles
Fixed income drives Q1 returns for Norway SWF
Norway SWF returned 1.7% in the first quarter of 2014
Central banks and SWFs must upskill to face new investment challenges
Study finds official sector investors concerned about a variety of risks
Norway hands SWF ethical investment responsibilities to central bank
Norwegian sovereign fund to increase investments in renewables and EMs
Norway oil fund sets sights on more real estate
The Government Pension Fund Global saw 16% return in 2013, driven by equities gaining 26.3% while fixed income didn't budge; real estate is a growth area
Reassessing the sovereign investor nexus
As sovereign assets continue to grow, managers look set to adopt multi-asset investment approaches that are more closely associated with defined-contribution pension plans
Norwegian governor backs SWF rotation into higher-yielding equities and real estate
Øystein Olsen says it is ‘natural' for the country's pension fund to invest in different types of real assets; talks up the possibility of an above-average market return
Sovereign wealth fund could help fiscal discipline in Algeria, says IMF
Fund suggests setting up a SWF and implementing a ‘full-fledged' fiscal rule to help manage volatile hydrocarbon revenues and curb inflationary pressures
Norges Bank should make ethical investment decisions for SWF, say government advisers
Report sets out ways for pension fund to boost influence over responsible investments, aiming to increase long-run returns; recommends concentrating decision-making power at Norges Bank
People: Stanley Fischer joins US think-tank; Hungarian central bank official moves to EIB
Fischer takes post at US think-tank after leaving the Bank of Israel; László Baranyay joins the European Investment Bank; sovereign wealth fund managers on the move
Norwegian SWF far too exposed to OECD nations, report finds
NCA/Re-Define report calls for 20% of Norway's GPF foreign assets to be allocated to development finance, as Peterson Institute again gives fund top marks for transparency and accountability
Zoellick joins Temasek board under new chairman Lim Boon Heng
Singaporean sovereign fund appoints new chairman to take over from long-serving Dhanabalan; American political heavyweight joins as Temasek looks to establish a presence in the US
Norges Bank governor outlines Norwegian model for stability
Øystein Olsen tells Harvard audience of Norway's fiscal rule and inflation-targeting - but warns the system has yet to be seriously tested
Norway’s SWF sees large returns after ‘major strategic changes’
Annual report for 2012 reveals pension fund saw second-best performance since its creation; investments diversified away from Europe and into emerging markets
Booknotes: The New Economics of Sovereign Wealth Funds
This book is a brave and welcome contribution to the analysis of sovereign wealth funds.
Norway’s SWF buys US property for first time
East coast offices the latest purchase in pension fund’s real estate expansion; also reflects diversification away from European holdings
National Bank of Kazakhstan’s SWF seeks new fund managers
Central bank issues tenders for two managers to oversee portfolios worth $50-150 million each
SWFs should take lead in demanding higher investing standards
Large long-term investors such as sovereign wealth funds should be spearheading efforts to hold investors to account over short-termism, according to finance experts at the LSE
Norway’s SWF eyes shift from European equities
Fund will maintain high equity share but diversify investments away from Europe; buys $1.1 billion of Swiss real estate from Credit Suisse