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Sovereign wealth funds climb to US$5.5tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... up 44% since the global financial crisis (GFC) and that resources continue to be the main sources of SWF capital flows. Norway's Government Pension Fund at US$737 billion was reported as the world's largest SWF followed by UAE Abu Dhabi's Investment ...

Beggar me not my neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... Telegraph,' "The ECB has so far refused to act to curb euro strength, standing aloof as Japan, the US, Britain, Switzerland, Norway, New Zealand and Korea itself, among others, try to steer their currencies lower." Yup, so far. But maybe not for long ...

More good news for US housing market

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... going forward." Adding to a momentum of positive economic indicators emerging from the US economy was the decision by the Norway's US$660 billion sovereign wealth fund - the worlds largest - to invest US$11 billion within the US real estate market. Mandated ...

Coming in 2014: Aussie recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... the United States in postponing the introduction of the Basel III reforms" for another six months or longer. 6 Sweden and Norway replace Switzerland as havens. Not if you look at their relative 10-year benchmark bond yields. Since the day of Steen's ...

Woe R'Us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... generation and reports are that Aussieland will overtake Spain as the 12th largest world economy this quarter and behind only Norway and Switzerland in terms of per capita GDP), employment, fiscal balance, scope for more monetary policy accommodation... ...

Bond boom or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... exit. That, or load up only on AAA-rated bonds. There's only a handful - seven - of them now: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland. Though Germany's still AAA, it's now on a negative outlook.

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 ...