Biggest Wealth Fund CEO Sticks to Norway in Own Investments

As head of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund Yngve Slyngstad has invested in more than 80 countries. Yet when placing his own money, he sticks to his home country Norway.

World’s Biggest Wealth Fund Among Reach Energy Investors

Malaysia’s Reach Energy Bhd. has attracted investors including Norway’s $890 billion sovereign wealth fund in an initial public offering to fund its acquisitions of oil and gas fields.

Norway, Qatar and Azeri Sovereign Wealth Funds Buy Into Russia's VTB

Russia's second-largest lender VTB Bank (VTBR.RS) said Monday its secondary public offering, scheduled for May, attracted demand from the sovereign wealth funds of energy giants Norway, Qatar and Azerbaijan.

Norwegian oil fund dumps UK gilts

The Norwegian oil fund, one of the world’s biggest investors, dumped almost half of its holdings in UK gilts last year amid concerns about mounting Government debt levels and money printing.

As sovereign wealth funds look beyond bonds and equities, another great rotation is underway

Azerbaijan is planning to take some of its $34 billion in state oil wealth on a trip Down Under, where it will shop for real estate (paywall), as the sovereign wealth fund told the Wall Street Journal.

Norway's SWF bought big chunk of maiden EFSF issue

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Norway's $500 billion-plus sovereign wealth fund (NBIM) said it had participated "significantly" in the European Financial Stability Facility's inaugural 5 billion euro ($6.82 billion) bond issue last month.