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SWFs to reach $30tr in 20 years

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... countries, the most 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 ...

Bad news? What bad news?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... debt securities issued by the just downgraded Swedish banks - Nordea and Handelsbanken - dropping. It's a similar story in Norway -- the Oslo SE OBX index climbed by 0.6% and its 10-year bond yield declined by two basis points. "Get behind me Satan." ...

Schroders loses two analysts

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... equity fund are unchanged following the resignations of two analysts. The agency said Kent Jensen is returning home to Norway while Alex Mears has decided to take a career break. "We are comfortable that Schroders is well placed to cover these departures ...

HSBC launches new retail equity product

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... interest domestically due to a familiarity factor and perceived understanding of the market, according to Collins. While Norway represented a contender for the European index, Switzerland was determined the stronger economic performer during the crisis ...

HK tops US as most advanced financial economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... those markets. The top 10 nations are Hong Kong SAR, the US, UK, Singapore, Canada, the Netherlands, Japan, Switzerland and Norway. France is ranked 12th and Germany 15th.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... storage giant Kinder Morgan on Sunday announced a deal to buy rival El Paso Corp for about $38 billion. And on Monday, Norway's Statoil announced the purchase of US oil company Brigham Exploration for $4.7 billion. The purchase will give the Norwegian ...

New index rates sovereign debt issuers

BLACKROCK RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... performed relatively well and didn't incur serious public debt like the core developed economies in the northern hemisphere." Norway tops the index of 44 countries thanks to its extremely low debt levels, BlackRock said. Australia ranks fifth on the ...

Pigs may fly but they won't default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... cent. If you think that's great, wait till you hear that Finland's OMX Helsinki Index surged by 3.5 per cent last night and Norway's OBX Stock Index by 2.8 per cent. But wait, isn't this all about Greece? Now it's virtually assured of another 12 billion ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... slashed Greece's credit ratings by three notches to B+ due to the massive challenges of correcting the country's finances and Norway suspended the pay of a $US42 million grant to Greece. Bank of New Zealand currency strategist Mike Jones said the Australian ...

FTSE launches ESG investment product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... the world according to FTSE4Good ESG ratings with an over all score of 2.93, marginally above the global average of 2.76. Norway tops the table with 3.73, followed by the Netherlands and Sweden. New Zealand is fifth. Two Australian companies are in the ...