Sovereign Wealth
Record profits for Norway’s Government Pension Fund
Third-quarter returns for Government Pension Fund – Global came to 13.5%
CIC set to shift focus to emerging markets: academic
Academic with ties to Beijing's sovereign wealth fund says China to turn to Africa, Middle East and Asia
GIC cuts Citi stake
Fortunes contrast with those of Temasek, Singapore’s other sovereign fund
Temasek profits slide
Profits down 66% after bleak year for Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund
Norwegian fund names new executive team
Changes end reorganisation started in early 2008
How to set up a sovereign wealth fund: an IMF primer
The International Monetary Fund guides on policy and operational considerations in setting up a sovereign wealth fund
Norwegian sovereign fund makes record gain
Government Pension Fund – Global records 12.7% return in the three months to March, its best ever quarterly result
China sovereign fund publishes first annual report
China Investment Corporation reports negative rate of return for 2008 in first ever Annual Report
Temasek admits $28 billion-plus balance-sheet hit
CEO of Singapore sovereign wealth fund reveals portfolio loss and says it may open to public investment
Goodyear and Temasek part, strategy differences blamed
Temasek says Chip Goodyear will not be taking over as the new CEO
Korean sovereign fund eyes stock switch
Portfolio at Korean Investment Corporation will be half equities
Central Bank of Ireland – Annual Report 2008
Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland's John Hurley on Irish banks' balance sheets
How Hong Kong handled the crisis
Joseph Yam, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority discusses the global policy response to crisis, Hong Kong’s relationship with China and reserve management in Asia.
Bahrain's Al Maraj on pros of conservatism
The governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain tells Malan Rietveld that the country’s conservative approach to finance, regulation and construction is paying dividends in a time of crisis.
US's Moran on sovereign wealth
Malan Rietveld talks to Jim Moran, a Democratic member of the Unites States House of Representatives and co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Sovereign Wealth Funds.
Dubai joins Long-Term Investors Club
The Investment Corporation of Dubai, the investment arm of the government of Dubai, has joined the Long-Term Investors Club, a group of public-sector investment bodies.
Norway SWF's share strategy prompts record loss
Norway's Government Pension Fund - Global booked its steepest yearly loss in its ten-year history on Wednesday after its strategy to invest a higher proportion of its wealth in equities backfired
Taking Santiago forward: a 12-point plan
Sven Behrendt, an associate scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, presents a blueprint for a 12-point action plan on how the International Working Group of Sovereign Wealth Funds could move forward with the industry code of conduct…
Russia bans SWFs from holding US agency debt
Moscow has banned its sovereign wealth funds from holding US agency debt, declaring the paper too illiquid.
Goodyear in after bad year at Temasek
Chip Goodyear, a former chief executive at BHP Billiton, a mining company, is to replace Ho Ching, the wife of Singapore's prime minister, as chief executive of Temasek, the city state's sovereign wealth fund.
Kuwaiti SWF to take 16% stake in Gulf bank
The Kuwait Investment Authority, a sovereign wealth fund, has taken a 16% share in one of the country's largest banks.
SWF nations poor on governance: SF Fed's Glick
A considerable gulf exists between the governance standards of the economies in which sovereign wealth funds have been established and the standards of the industrial economies in which they are seeking to invest, a paper co-authored by Reuven Glick, the…
Gaza conflict demands SWF review: Oslo
Kristin Halvorsen, Norway's finance minister, has called for a review of the country's sovereign wealth fund investments as a result of the conflict in Gaza.
Norwegian SWF looks to block Buffett takeover
Norway's sovereign wealth fund has filed a lawsuit to block a proposed takeover of a company it part-owns by Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company headed by Warren Buffett, an investor.