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Mystery surrounds sovereign fund billions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
The future mandate of Libya's sovereign wealth fund is uncertain following political unrest, a new report has said. A new report from Preqin said the Libyan Investment Authority had been able to invest more freely after sanctions on the north African ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... foreign investor in Libya and a country in which the North African state has also invested billions. Libya's sovereign wealth fund and veteran ruler Moamer Kadhafi's family own stakes in Italy's biggest bank UniCredit, defence and industry giant Finmeccanica ...

Challenger boutiques and annuities enjoy strong half year

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... December. The levels of growth have been attributed to its $700 million of aligned investment mandates awarded from sovereign wealth and industry funds and the establishment of two new boutique funds management firms, Alphinity Investment Management ...

Fund managers eye Asian equities: RBC

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... from around the world, of which 108 were asset managers. Others came from banks, hedge funds, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and private equity firms.

Cashed-up China eyes US investments

... appears to be US infrastructure, said Liu Chuanzhi, head of IT group Lenova who said that the $300 billion China sovereign wealth fund discussed the possibilities with US president Obama during the recent state visit by China president Hu Jintao, reported ...

Aust Unity sets its sights on instos

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... institutional investors, particularly those from overseas, are increasing their interest in Australian property. Sovereign wealth funds for instance are parting with cash to buy Australian properties, especially offices, said Hession. Across Australia ...

SG at 12pc will help Reserve manage inflation: Keating

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... taking best advantage of the national revenue boost. Diverting the money into a fiscal stabilisation fund or a sovereign wealth fund may not be best answer. Instead, Keating said part of the money could be used to increase superannuation contributions ...

Rise of Asia bonds: Temasek

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... and to boost Singapore's bond market. Besides Temasek, Singapore Telecoms, Singapore Airlines, and Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah have all issued bonds this year in excess of $400 million each in size.

CalPERS deploys US$500m into ESG, OTPP buys Chunnel link

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... Retirement Scheme - are believed to have beaten a number of high profile infrastructure investors, including sovereign wealth funds, in the tender for the HS1 rail network, which connects St Pancras station with the channel tunnel. HS1 is used every ...

AIA raises US$20.5bn in IPO

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... approximately 20 in the first two trading days following the listing. The Kuwaiti Investment Authority and CIC, China's sovereign wealth fund, were reported in overseas newspapers to be among the largest institutional investors that participated. The ...