Analysis: Tsunami of sovereign funds threatens world markets, say investors

LONDON (Reuters) - With returns on government bonds at rock-bottom prices, sovereign wealth funds are muscling into stock markets and other higher-yielding assets like real estate at a rate that private investors warn could destabilize the world economy.

Qatar Investment Official Said to Start Hedge Fund

LONDON — A top investment executive at Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is leaving to start a hedge fund, people briefed on the development said.

Exclusive: Qatar bolstering wealth fund team to diversify portfolio - sources

DUBAI – Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, one of the world's most aggressive investors, is hiring senior bankers and industry executives to lessen the fund's reliance on Europe and diversify its investment portfolio, sources familiar with the plan said.

Qatar to list $12 billion firm with assets from wealth fund

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar will create a new $12 billion investment firm, backed by blue-chip assets from its sovereign wealth fund, and list it on the local stock exchange, its main institutional backer said on Tuesday.

Greece says Qatar eyeing investment in defense sector

ATHENS (Reuters) - Qatar is interested in Greek defense companies being privatized and could submit investment plans when Prime Minister Antonis Samaras visits the Gulf state early next year, Greece's defense minister said on Monday.

Qatar Holding Sells Barclays Warrants Worth $1.2 Billion

LONDON – The sovereign wealth fund Qatar Holding said on Monday that it had sold its remaining warrants in Barclays in a deal that has led to a $1.2 billion share sale in the British bank.

Credit Suisse, Qatar in Asset-Management Venture

Credit Suisse Group AG (CS) and Qatar Holding LLC (QTRHLD.YY), a unit of the gas-rich emirate's sovereign-wealth fund are forming an asset-management joint venture.