Tag : sovereign wealth funds

Invesco's first dedicated survey of state investors reveals interesting trends in allocation, behaviour and challenges.

State Street Global Advisors expects to boost its $400 billion in sovereign assets under management, with Asia a key driver – despite a slowdown in the region's reserve growth.

Last month $2.56 billion in QFII quota was handed out, with almost half going to sovereign funds from Abu Dhabi and Kuwait. More RQFII quota was also awarded.

Global research head Suzanne Duncan says sovereign wealth funds and others are resorting to herd behaviour when confronted with the complexities of illiquid alternatives.

There is fear about a mooted 10% tax being applied retrospectively to gains made by QFII investors trading A-shares. Regulators are tipped to unveil answers in the next six months.

Asian central banks’ growing tendency to diversify is further straining relationships with their sovereign wealth funds.

They are urged to court sovereign wealth funds in frontier markets as established players increase in-house expertise. All the same, SWF volumes have tripled in five years.

Four sovereign wealth funds held direct talks in Moscow over their participation in a government-backed Russia investment fund, AsianInvestor has learned.

Last week GIC celebrated its 30th anniversary and enlisted a roster of speakers, including from other sovereign wealth funds, to provide it with ideas.

Sovereign institutions are accumulating assets at a blistering pace and need to find a home for this surplus capital; hence even central banks are mulling higher-yielding asset classes.

Jai Arya, an experienced client relations manager at the bank, wants to ensure sovereign investors hear about both custody and asset management ideas.

The move is in line with the Singapore sovereign wealth fund's bullish forecasts for developing economies, says chief investment officer Ng Kok-Song.