U.K. Wealth Fund to Target Private Equity, Infrastructure Investment

London Mayor Boris Johnson’s fledgling British sovereign-wealth fund plans to combine local public pension funds and invest billions of pounds in private equity and infrastructure projects.

Putin says spending from Russia's sovereign fund can't be raised: Interfax

(Reuters) - Russia cannot spend more of the $83 billion parked in its National Wealth Fund (NWF), President Vladimir Putin said on Monday, after the government recently raised the cap on how much of the fund can be used for domestic investments.

BRICS aim to set up infrastructure fund, Russian investment fund says

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Direct Investment Fund together with sovereign wealth funds from its peers among the BRICS developing nations aim to form a joint fund to invest in infrastructure projects, the RDIF said on Tuesday.

A capital markets union could be next thing in EU's in-tray

LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union may seek to tighten its grip over financial markets to help find funds to boost economic growth, a move that could stoke anti-EU sentiment in Britain, the EU's largest financial centre.

Investors counting on property boom despite house price warning

Global investors are betting on a substantial property boom despite warnings that housing in many countries is already overvalued.

Insight: Norway's $833 billion oil fund eyes riskier bets

OSLO - In May 2012 the world's largest sovereign wealth fund joined U.S. investors BlackRock and Waddell & Reed to buy a $1.6 billion stake in motor racing's Formula One.

Chinese bank investing billions of dollars in Africa

BEIJING: China Development Bank (CDB), the country's largest policy lender, has invested at least USD 2.4 billion in African infrastructure and commercial projects besides extending loans to the tune of USD 18.9 billion, the bank's president said today.

Norway Tariff Cuts to Lower Income by $7 Billion, Funds Say

Funds that have invested $5.6 billion in Norway’s gas pipelines said a government plan to cut their transportation fees by 90 percent would lower income by almost 40 billion kroner ($7 billion).