Showing posts with label Russia’s sovereign wealth fund. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russia’s sovereign wealth fund. Show all posts

Monday, May 11, 2015

Russia Wealth Fund to Team With China for $25 Billion of Lending

Russia’s sovereign wealth fund will join China Construction Bank Corp. to deliver as much as $25 billion in loans as western sanctions push President Vladimir Putin to look to Asia for financing.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Sovereign wealth funds just keep getting bigger

The aggregate assets of the world’s sovereign wealth funds rose 11% through 2010 to $3.8 trillion according to a report by Prequin. Whether grand totals like that make much sense, of course, is another matter. The funds are not managed as an aggregated total and each pursues its own strategy. Management risk profiles and investment strategies vary hugely.

However, there appear to be clear signs that having committed a fair number of high profile blunders over the last few years in their search for higher yield, funds have, in general, become better at investing. According to Sam Meakin, managing editor of the 2011 Prequin Sovereign Wealth Fund Review, that 11% increase in AUM through 2010 was largely down to returns on investment