Tag : sovereign wealth fund

Temasek's move to appoint Wu Yibing will help further Singapore sovereign’s push into hi-tech and energy investments on the mainland.

The ambitious forecast by CBRE is based on expectations that Asian institutions will seek to diversify into lower-risk assets, with investors from China, Japan and Taiwan making inroads.

The Singapore sovereign wealth fund will open offices in London and New York to exploit investment opportunities it sees emerging in the West.

Like other institutional investors, Australian’s $82 billion government fund is moving into riskier assets in search of higher returns.

China tops the country rankings of global sovereign wealth with $1.5 trillion, and is expected to see continued growth on the back of strong commodities demand.

Qatar Investment Authority has boosted its legal team by hiring a partner from the US law firm’s Japan office to help allocate its fast-growing pool of capital.

The Singapore sovereign wealth fund posts a 16% drop in net profits, with a large exposure to the financial services sector likely a contributing factor.

Sovereign funds and PE firms are piling into the recession-hit bloc, with their investments tipped to top $250 billion by 2020.

Private equity is benefiting from the rise of sovereign funds, leading many to expand their investment platforms.

The growth of China's non-bank lending segment is creating space for investment funds, such as Gen2 Partners' vehicle, to offer mezzanine financing to SMEs and developers.

Scott Kalb caps his three-year term at Korea Investment Corporation with a $200 million China QFII quota. He can expect to win a good role in Asia if he wants to stay in the region.

Not all sovereign wealth funds are titans of finance. We take a side trip to Trinidad and Tobago to speak to Ewart Williams, the head of its young SWF, to understand how these institutions are evolving.