Sovereign fund forum has no plan to include central banks - official

DOHA (Reuters) - The International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) will not invite central banks to join its ranks as they do not fit the group's definition of such a fund, a board member said on Thursday.

Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund Adds Stocks in Europe to South Africa

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds, said internal money managers allocated more assets to European and South African equities last year.

Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund Adds Stocks in Europe to South Africa

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds, said internal money managers allocated more assets to European and South African equities last year.

World’s Biggest Sovereign Fund Needs to Add Risk, Olsen Says

Oeystein Olsen, the governor of Norway’s central bank, said he’s planning to petition the government to allow the nation’s $830 billion wealth fund to cut bond holdings further to help it generate bigger returns.

Abu Dhabi Fund Said to Buy Time Warner Building With GIC

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds, is investing alongside Singapore’s state fund GIC Pte in the headquarters of Time Warner Inc. (TWX) in New York City, according to a person with direct knowledge of the transaction.

Qatar fund in talks to invest $200 million in Indian property - source

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign wealth fund of the gas-rich Gulf emirate, is in talks to invest $200 million in residential property in India, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Why Yale, Harvard And Sovereign Funds Are Changing Their Views On Alternative Assets

You would call them the smartest guys in the room, had Enron not ruined the term for at least a generation.

Sovereign Funds Boosting Alternative Investments, Invesco Says

Sovereign wealth funds, which control about $6 trillion of wealth globally, are boosting investments in alternative assets like real estate and private equity to increase returns, a survey by Invesco Ltd. (IVZ) found.

Abu Dhabi Fund Buys 31 Accor-Branded Hotels in Australian Cities

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds, bought Australia’s largest owner of hotels, Tourism Asset Holdings Ltd., gaining ownership of 31 properties in major cities.

Analysis: Sovereign funds' fortunes turn as emerging assets sour

LONDON (Reuters) - The world's biggest sovereign wealth funds may see their bumper profits of 2012 diminish this year as recent diversification into high-growth emerging markets starts to produce disappointing returns.

Citi Haunts Abu Dhabi as Fund Caught in Brazil Meltdown

Mubadala Development Co., the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, is fighting to avoid losses on its $2 billion investment in Eike Batista’s companies as the former billionaire seeks to save his commodity empire from collapse.

Kester quits as Abu Dhabi's private equity boss

FORTUNE -- Jim Kester has stepped down as head of private equity investing for the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Fortune has learned.

Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund Cuts Reliance on External Managers

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, among the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds, is curbing reliance on outside fund managers and reducing holdings in developed-world shares in favor of emerging market investments.

Gulf wealth funds raising private equity investments: Study

DUBAI: Sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf Arab region are raising their allocations to private equity investments at a faster rate than other types of investment, US fund manager Invesco says in a new study.

Barclays Names Hammoud as Head of Wealth Management in Abu Dhabi

Barclays Plc (BARC) named Haidar Hammoud head of wealth and investment management in Abu Dhabi as Britain’s second-biggest lender seeks to tap high net-worth individuals in the emirate, holder of about 6 percent of the world’s oil.

Kuwait-Led Group in Takeover Approach for U.K. Water Firm

Severn Trent Plc (SVT), the U.K.’s second-largest publicly traded water company, rejected a takeover approach from Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund and a Canadian infrastructure investor.

Wells Fargo eyes Mideast growth

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Wells Fargo & Co., the U.S. bank that counts billionaire Warren Buffett’s company as its largest shareholder, is targeting Persian Gulf sovereign-wealth funds as it seeks to expand its client base in the Middle East.

Abu Dhabi fund challenges Citi victory in $4 billion arbitration

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for Abu Dhabi Investment Authority urged a U.S. judge on Thursday to overturn an arbitration panel's ruling favoring Citigroup Inc in a dispute over a $7.5 billion investment in Citi during the subprime meltdown.

Singapore's GIC alters asset mix on global turmoil

Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC on Tuesday said its long-term returns held steady in the year to March but it had changed its investment mix amid fears of greater volatility ahead.

Abu Dhabi fund sees potential despite uncertainty

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority believes the world economy offers opportunities for it and other patient investors, despite an uncertain outlook, the government-run fund's managing director said in a report released Monday.