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

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.

South Korea's sovereign wealth fund expects to double its AUM to $100 billion in five years. It has also added significantly to its staff this year.

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.

Asian countries generally feel a multilateral international order is critical to their long-term growth, says Tony Tan of the Singapore sovereign wealth fund.

The new government investment vehicle will have a greater reach in terms of asset class and geography than its parent entity, whose net portfolio value has rebounded strongly.

Two years after opening its Shanghai investment office, Norges Bank Investment Management makes a move to expand into Singapore.

Abhisit Vejjajiva also underlined a commitment to reforming the country's financial system in an address to delegates attending AsianInvestor's conference in Bangkok.

Asia's financial institutions should take advantage of an unusually open playing field, says Tony Tan of Singapore's Government Investment Corporation.

Abhisit Vejjajiva also underlined a commitment to reforming the country's financial system in an address to delegates attending AsianInvestor's conference in Bangkok.

Asian SWFs have overtaken Middle East government investment arms as the largest acquirers of assets this year, and the biggest increase in spending is in the natural resources sector.

Merrill Lynch expects central banks to ease up on accumulating reserves and transfer more funds to sovereign wealth funds.