Showing posts with label sovereign-wealth fund. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sovereign-wealth fund. Show all posts

Friday, October 28, 2011

DPJ Policy Chief Proposes Japanese Sovereign Wealth Fund Article Video Stock Quote

Japan should set up a sovereign-wealth fund to fight the high yen, and sell as many government assets as possible to reduce reliance on tax increases to fund quake reconstruction, the ruling party's policy chief said Wednesday.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

China’s CIC to Invest $1 Billion in Kremlin-Backed Fund

China Investment Corp., the nation’s sovereign-wealth fund, agreed to contribute $1 billion to a Russian private-equity vehicle, the first foreign commitment to a project championed by President Dmitry Medvedev.

Beijing-based CIC, which oversaw $409.6 billion by end-2010, plans to invest in a new Russia-China Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund that will co-manage the new vehicle, said by phone from Beijing yesterday, where the agreement was signed during a visit by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

CIC Eyes Europe Opportunities

China Investment Corp. is looking for investment opportunities in Europe, though the head of China's $300 billion sovereign-wealth fund is cautious about the continent's economy.

Economic growth in European countries is slowing because of the euro-zone sovereign debt crisis, said CIC Chairman Lou Jiwei on Saturday, noting exports to emerging markets play a key role in driving Europe's economy.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Qatari fund considers stake in Glencore

Qatar is weighing an investment in Glencore as the world’s largest commodities trader canvasses potential cornerstone investors for its much-anticipated $60bn initial public offering in London and Hong Kong in the second quarter of the year.

Qatar prime minister, Sheikh Hamid Bin Jasim al Thani, told reporters in Doha that the country’s sovereign wealth fund planned to meet Glencore’s senior management and bankers this week to discuss a potential investment. “We are studying the matter at the moment,” he said.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

South Africa Government Unlikely to Create Sovereign-Wealth Fund This Year

South Africa’s government is unlikely to create a sovereign-wealth fund this year, according to Richard Levin, director-general of the Department of Economic Development.

Proposals to establish the fund, which would be used to help manage foreign reserves and the value of the currency, are contained in the government’s new growth plan, unveiled by Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel on Nov. 23.