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SWFs back alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... SWFs are investing their money but also the sector's makeup. While the sector is expected to grow to $9.3 trillion by 2012, SWF assets currently account for less than 2 per cent of global financial assets and less than 5 per cent of the assets of all ...

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
... global AUM of hedge funds which represent more than $2 trillion. Although Lipsky acknowledged the concerns of some countries on SWF investment, he said those fears, so far, are unfounded. "It is clear that these concerns have little or no basis in the ...

ML appoints SWF head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... management and capital markets firm, Merrill Lynch, has appointed Fares Noujaim to global head of sovereign wealth funds (SWF), as the sector's importance continues to swell. Noujaim was also appointed president of the firm's business in the Middle East ...

Don't strangle sovereign funds: OECD

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... Australia's national interest and protect the country from possible terrorism threats. Last year, Morgan Stanley forecasted SWF assets could grow to $19 trillion in 10 years. "While governments have a responsibility to safeguard national security, yielding ...
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