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SWFs jump 16% to $4.62tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... highlighting how the petro dollar economies are increasingly integrated into the North American economies. "Sovereign wealth funds have a continued interest in private equity and many believe the asset class offers favourable long-term investment opportunities," ...

Sustainability more than greenwash: Mercer

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... risk-adjusted returns," said Ambachtsheer. "In terms of buy-in it tends to be public funds, increasingly sovereign wealth funds with activity among endowment and foundations common. "We are starting to see more action from corporate plans, especially ...

Future Fund builds Aust infra exposure

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... two CP2 clients have a continuing investment in Transurban. CP2 manages money for overseas pension and sovereign wealth funds.

Gonski appointed new chair of Future Fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... transparency" since its inception in 2006, and would remain as the honorary chair of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds until 2013. Along with Gonski Steven Harker was appointed to the Future Fund board for a five year term, replacing ...

Surging institutional interest in frontier markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... for Barra. "The investors who decided to go early into the emerging markets were big pension plans, or sovereign wealth funds; investors with a very long horizon," said Nielsen, who believes the markets can be a good option for those institutions with ...

Fixville here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... to leverage this rescue fund to a,-1 tril from a,-440 bil. To do this, they intend to tap the IMF and/or sovereign wealth funds and/or the BRICs. French head Sarkozy is reportedly already in negotiations with China - the country with loose change to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... 0.16 per cent, or 3.73 points, to 2,348.52. Hong Kong and Shanghai were given a lift after one of China's sovereign wealth funds bought stakes in the mainland's four biggest lenders. Hong Kong and Shanghai soared in early trade, boosted by China's big ...

Big mandates, big risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... yesterday. With civil war raging in Libya and tensions continuing to erupt across the Middle East and Africa, sovereign wealth funds risk having their assets frozen by the international community. James White, analyst, investment markets research for ...

Super mergers drive new trends in asset consulting

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... market. Taking their infrastructure and property management expertise to endowment funds, hospitals and sovereign wealth funds is also creating new opportunities for Frontier, which oversees 26 per cent of the market. Last month, Frontier sent a letter ...

KPMG investment consulting no direct threat

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... road testing and generating interest among superannuation funds, where direct investing is a rising trend. Sovereign wealth funds and life companies are also potential clients. Direct investment has the potential to enhance portfolio construction, improve ...