Sovereign Wealth Fund KIA Invests $100 Million in NantHealth, a NantWorks Company

NantHealth LLC, a NantWorks company, announced today that one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), has invested $100 million in NantHealth, a cloud-based transformational healthcare IT company converging science and technology through a single integrated clinical platform, to provide actionable health information at the point of care, in the time of need.

Singapore-based GIC said to invest in Time Warner Center

(Bloomberg) -- GIC Pte, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, is part of a group that is buying the headquarters of Time Warner Inc. in New York City, according to one person with direct knowledge of the transaction.

London’s Mayor Sees More Kuwait Investment in Developments

Kuwait is interested in investing in London real estate projects after focusing on completed properties for several years, Boris Johnson, the city’s mayor, said after meeting with members of the Kuwait Investment Authority.

Kuwait wealth fund hires ex-BofA banker as infrastructure head - sources

DUBAI, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), the Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund, has appointed a head for its newly-created infrastructure arm, seeking to bolster its investments in the sector, two sources familiar with the matter said.

Gulf funds may take stake in EDF's UK nuclear project - paper

PARIS (Reuters) - Gulf state funds could take a stake of up to 15 percent in French utility EDF's (PAR:EDF) 16 billion pound project to build two nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point in the UK, French financial daily Les Echos reported.

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.

Kuwait Wealth Fund Doubles Investments in U.K. to $24 Billion

Kuwait Investment Authority, the country’s sovereign wealth fund, doubled investments in the U.K. over the last 10 years to more than $24 billion.

Kuwait wealth fund had $261 billion assets in March 2012: paper

KUWAIT (Reuters) - A rainy day fund managed by Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) had assets currently worth more than $261 billion at the end of March last year, a local newspaper reported on Sunday citing a government audit.

Asian hospital operator makes strong trading debut

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Asia's largest hospital operator IHH Healthcare surged more than 10 percent in its trading debut Wednesday on Malaysia and Singapore's stock exchanges, defying a downturn in global markets after raising nearly $2 billion in the world's third-biggest IPO this year.

Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund eyes greater China investment

Kuwait: Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), the state's sovereign wealth fund, plans to boost its investments in China after opening an office in the world's second largest economy, a KIA official told the state news agency.

"China has huge potential, which presents opportunities that KIA can seize on the back of China's steady economic growth," Fahd Al Shatti, the head of KIA's newly opened office in China, was quoted as saying by Kuna yesterday.

Kuwait sovereign wealth fund to invest in real estate

Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), the country's sovereign wealth fund, has confirmed it is to launch a real estate portfolio worth US$3.6 billion to invest in the local market.

‘The real estate portfolio aims to achieve good returns on mid term and long term and will benefit from the steep plunge in real estate,’ KIA said in a statement.