Saudi Arabia's PIF launches 'future investment' initiative
The Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund launched the Future Investment Initiative, intended to explore investment trends, opportunities and challenges in…
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Appetite for GCC bonds grows
Recently concluded Bahrain sovereign issuance was a sure success, with investors rushing to buy a new high- yield name, shows…
Qatar sovereign wealth fund sells $417m stake in Tiffany
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund sold a block of shares in Tiffany & Co valued at as much as $417 million…
Pictet Sees Middle East Wealth-Fund Revival as Oil Price Holds
Pictet Asset Management SA said Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds are starting to revive investment plans as a slump in…
Saudi wealth fund is said to hire head of US$111b portfolio
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, which is being transformed into a US$2 trillion investment giant, has hired Rashed Sharif as…
Qatari Sovereign Wealth Fund Reduces Stake in Credit Suisse
The Qatar Investment Authority has reduced its shareholding in Credit Suisse Group AG to 4.94 percent. The country’s sovereign…
Qatar’s sovereign fund plans new investments despite sanctions
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, with around $300 billion to its name, is shrugging off the country's diplomatic crisis with its…
Abu Dhabi informally boycotts western banks with big Qatari investors
Abu Dhabi has launched an informal boycott of western banks with significant Qatari shareholders, broadening the impact of the Arab…
Biggest Qatar Bank Is Said Weighing Funding Option Amid GCC Spat
Qatar National Bank QPSC is considering options to raise financing as an ongoing standoff with its Gulf neighbors threatens to…
Kuwait Fund Touts $150 Billion Profit as It Explains Areva Flop
Kuwait Investment Authority, the world’s fourth-largest sovereign wealth fund, said it earned a net income of 45.2 billion dinars ($150…
Abu Dhabi gives new deadline as 1MDB misses $600 million payment
Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund has given 1Malaysia Development Berhad's (1MDB) five days to make a $600 million payment, which…
Asian and Middle East sovereign wealth funds ramp up real estate investments
Asian and Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and pension funds have continued to increase their real estate allocations and…