Sovereign, public pension funds investing more in real estate and infrastructure: report

SOVEREIGN wealth funds and public pension funds have been moving aggressively into real estate and infrastructure to offset low returns in traditional markets, raising the risk of asset bubbles, said the Global Public Investor 2015 (GPI 2015) report.

Opinion: Where will public investors put their $29 trillion?

Sovereign investors around the world are raising their heads ever higher above the international financial parapet.

Putin says China, Russia to settle more trade in yuan

(Reuters) - Russia and China intend to increase the amount of trade settled in the yuan, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday in remarks that would be welcomed by Chinese authorities who want the currency to be used more widely around the world.

Singapore Inc. State Firms Are Most Acquisitive: Southeast Asia

GIC Pte and Temasek Holdings Pte, Singapore’s state-owned investment firms, are set to lead global sovereign investors in acquisitions for a second year after emerging as the most active in 2013.

Sovereign-wealth funds must move out of shadows

The need for greater transparency among emerging-market economies owning an increasing share of cross-border investments is moving slowly up the global economic agenda.

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.

Oman Shuns Hedge Funds as Sovereign Investor Targets Equities

Oman, the largest oil producer in the Arabian Peninsula that’s not a member of OPEC, said it’s shunning hedge funds and alternative assets to invest directly in emerging market equities and real estate in stable countries.

Sovereign wealth: Spending stays close to home

Gulf governments will be spending more money on the home front this year, as they try to placate their populations with job creation and infrastructure projects.
Depending on the oil price, that may mean less investment overseas or a more focused approach to foreign investment, analysts say.

It is difficult to generalise about sovereign wealth funds in the region. The Qatar Investment Authority spends quite differently from the one in Abu Dhabi, while Saudi Arabia invests the majority of its sovereign funds through its central bank.

BlackRock Hires Keeley to Oversee Sovereign Fund Investors

BlackRock Inc., the world’s biggest money manager, hired Terrence Keeley to head a unit overseeing relations with sovereign funds and central banks as it seeks to double assets with such clients.

Keeley will also help expand the BlackRock Investment Institute, which started earlier this year to provide clients with investment analysis, executives at the New York-based company said today in an interview. Keeley will report to Robert Fairbairn, the head of BlackRock’s client group, and Lee Kempler, executive director of the investment institute.