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Sovereign funds lose out after bank bail-out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... potentially have direct share ownership in the banks bailed out during last year's crisis could dilute the returns of sovereign wealth funds and pensions funds that hold stake in US finance stocks. This week the US government, in concert with the Federal ...

Sovereign wealth funds to buy more equities

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
Nearly one third of sovereign wealth funds that control over $7 trillion in assets are aiming to increase their investments in equity markets during the second half of 2009, new figures show. According to a survey by FD, 70 per cent of the hedge funds ...

SWFs back alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
The $3.8 trillion sovereign wealth funds sector is expected to pour more money into alternatives to diversify their portfolios, new research shows. "We can expect that sovereign wealth funds [will] progressively diversify into a broader range of investment ...

Super funds are not 'blameless'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... mutuals and the insurance sector combined is six times larger than the so-called "powerbrokers", which includes sovereign wealth funds and petrol-rich companies, representing more than $73 trillion. "The concentration of wealth is probably held by PRI ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... (ASX) hold annual general meetings. Empire Oil & Gas NL holds a general meeting. Mercer will host a briefing on sovereign wealth funds by Future Fund chairman David Murray. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations releases its ...

Mercer appoints consulting director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... team that offer a depth of research in specialist markets such as dynamic asset allocation, alternatives and sovereign wealth funds and responsible investment," said Simon Eagleton, head of Mercer investment consulting. "Nick will work closely with our ...

Templeton opens SWF arm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
Franklin Templeton Investments is expanding its services to the $13 trillion sovereign wealth fund (SWF) sector. The firm promoted David Smart as global head of sovereign wealth and supranationals. Smart will be based in the firm's London office and ...

SWFs finalise principles

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are finalising a set of voluntary principles which aim to shed some light on the investment activities of the sector. Speaking at a Ministry of Finance of Chile conference, John ...

Pengana wins ex-Rubicon investors

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... management initiatives, and capital structure arbitrage among others. "Most of our clients are offshore fund of funds, sovereign wealth funds or pension plans. Pengana seeded us with $2 million [but] we currently have an investor who was with us at Rubicon ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... unveiling a 4.5 billion pound share issue and the London Stock Exchange gaining on talk of a partnership with Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,666.1 points, up 31.4 or 0.56 per cent. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6,617.84 ...