China Investment Corporation (CIC)
Does Switzerland need an SWF?
A sovereign wealth fund could adopt longer-term strategies, invest in less liquid assets and increase exposures to riskier assets
Lifetime achievement: Zhou Xiaochuan
Former PBoC governor stands out for his high levels of integrity, intellectual rigour and bold reforms
The IFF China Report 2018: The Belt and Road Initiative
China’s signature Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) now includes 71 countries, with trillions of dollars of investment allocated. Leading Chinese and international policymakers explain how BRI efforts are progressing. This section includes an inaugural survey of central banks in jurisdictions participating in the BRI
China tightens scrutiny of outbound investments
Regulators are looking to restrict and control outbound investments
PBoC offers reassurance on market liquidity after large-scale bond operation
Rollover of special government bonds will not have significant impact on liquidity, PBoC says
Driving China’s international investment activities
CIC vice-chair on why shared goals are a critical component
The IFF China Report 2015: The Chinese economy at a crossroads
New report aims to lift the veil on Chinese policy-making
PBoC appoints new deputies
Guo Qingping and Fan Yifei take up roles
People: Deputy governors appointed in Russia and India
China Investment Corporation appoints fifth executive vice-president; and more
CIC chair tells Davos central banks must ‘mop up' excess liquidity
Former member of PBoC's MPC says central banks have a responsibility to assuage inflation fears as economies return to growth; Bank of Italy governor says economic recovery is not central bank's job
‘Not clear’ China wants renminbi to rival dollar, says CIC’s Lau
China is pushing for the renminbi to be used more widely in commerce and finance but it is unclear if Beijing wants its currency to rival the US dollar and euro, says CIC’s Lawrence Lau
Kuwait and China agree on deeper cooperation
Kuwaiti finance minister holds talks with Chinese representatives of central bank and sovereign wealth fund; agree on heightened cooperation
CIC adopts more bullish investment strategy
China Investment Corporation 2010 Annual Report shows major shift in sovereign wealth fund's investment strategy towards equities and alternative assets
The three-trillion-dollar question
Keen to assert its monetary autonomy, the People’s Bank of China is locked in a tussle with the finance ministry to determine how the country’s excess reserves are managed
CIC to receive up to $200 billion in new funds: reports
China Investment Corp to get injection of between $100 billion and $200 billion as Beijing attempts to find home for excess reserves
CIC to open Toronto office, wants more funds: reports
China Investment Corporation selects Toronto as location of first foreign office; CIC senior executive demands more capital from Beijing
EMEs deserve bigger role in reform debate: DIFC, CIC officials
Dubai International Financial Centre's Nasser Saidi and China Investment Corporation's Jin Liqun say emerging markets' prominence set to endure, mandating bigger voice in regulatory reform process
CIC arm to raise $28 billion through bond issuance: reports
Central Huijin Investment, part of China’s sovereign wealth fund, set to offer bonds to private investors; joins state investment companies in Singapore and the Middle East in tapping bond markets
CIC denies interest in UK football club: reports
Chinese sovereign wealth fund refutes suggestions that it is funding a bid to buy Liverpool Football Club
CIC’s profits soar by 81%
China Investment Corporation records gains of $41.6 billion
Yam joins China Investment Corporation
Former HKMA chief executive Joseph Yam appointed to sovereign wealth fund’s international advisory council
UAE governor urges sovereign funds to repatriate
Governor of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates Nasser Al-Suwadi appeals to sovereign wealth funds in the region to reject pre-crisis strategy of investing in companies based in advanced economies and instead inject funds into the Gulf region
Roots of CIC investment strategy lie in US relationship
Research sees strategic investment as outcome of Sino-American relations; portfolio management owe little to Santiago Principles a consequence
China’s SWF to take control of its portfolios
China Investment Corporation will increase the proportion of investments that are managed in house, says its chairman Lou Jiwei