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Sovereign wealth funds climb to US$5.5tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... by UAE Abu Dhabi's Investment Authority with US$627 billion, China's SAFE Investment Company with US$568 billion, Saudi Arabia's SAMA Foreign Holdings Fund with US$533 billion and China's Investment Corporation with US$482 billion. Asia accounted for ...

Ten-year future vs. 10-minute tick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... Energy Outlook report where it predicts that America would become the world's top oil producer by 2017 - surpassing Saudi Arabia and Russia - and become energy self-sufficient by 2030. If IEA's prediction comes to pass, this would be another economic ...

Two new product development managers at Tyndall AM

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... Investment Management and Gartmore Fund Managers in both product management and investment management roles in the UK, Saudi Arabia and Australia. "We believe there is increasing demand for income-based funds of the kind that Tyndall is well-placed to ...

SWFs to reach $30tr in 20 years

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... prolific being China with five and the United Arab Emirates with six. The next largest are those operated by Norway, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. The US has six SWFs but they are operated by different states rather than being federal funds. Australia's ...

Better and better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
So what were all those grim headlines we read about yesterday all about? Those that went along the lines of, "we're doomed (again) because Big Ben's no longer our friend". Well, Big Ben's testimony before the US Congress continued overnight, again there ...

Profits fly high on planes

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... it diversifies its assets and geographical risk across Australia, Germany, Brazil, India, China, Canada, Spain and Saudi Arabia. IGAF recently announced it had increased the size of its portfolio to A$1billion. The fund's portfolio has doubled in 12 ...

Janus sifts through sectors for EM value

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... company may now be found in Brazil, the best copper mining firm in Mongolia or the most prolific manufacturer in Saudi Arabia, said Chammas. "You have to treat emerging markets with respect so we are building sector portfolios not regional portfolios ...

A friend like Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... generals defect Moroccans call for curbs on monarchy And, of course, there were side stories about Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and... All point to higher crude oil prices. And we know that when dearer oil strikes, consumer prices first go higher, then ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... or 0.5 per cent, to 2,715.61. In addition to the earthquake, oil prices fell after a scheduled day of protests in Saudi Arabia only drew a few hundred people, and the capital remained quiet. Oil traders have been worried the violence in the Middle East ...

The day the earth moved

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... their wares. They weren't able to get the spike in oil prices they predicted when the "Day of Rage" came and went in Saudi Arabia without incident. Now it's gonna be Japan. Two Japanese oil refineries burnt during the tremor. And according to the Los ...