Sovereign wealth fund (SWF)
Do sovereign wealth funds dampen the effect of oil market volatility on gross domestic product growth?
This paper uses a smooth transition regression model to examine the role of SWF asset growth in lessening the effect of oil market volatility on GDP growth.
Kuwait dispute leaves SWF without a head or full board
Fiscal battle between monarch and parliament keeps top positions at sovereign wealth fund vacant
Sovereign wealth fund interns cost BNY Mellon nearly $15m
Custodians should retrain HR in foreign bribery rules as SEC threatens further action
Aussie sovereign wealth fund readies for lower future returns
Future Fund takes a flexible approach to deal with ongoing deleveraging
Custody survey sees $1.4 trillion of assets change hands
Table boosted by Citi's $850 billion mandate win in Norway
ETF providers take on pension and sovereign wealth challenge
Pension and sovereign wealth funds develop a taste for low-cost ETFs
Hedge fund size determines performance
AUM and performance appear intrinsically linked
United Arab Emirates amends rules on private placement of hedge funds
UAE rules have changed to exempt registration for private placement of foreign funds, overturning regulations adopted in 2012 that lengthened the process of offering hedge funds to local investors
Korea Investment Corp appoints new chief investment officer
Sovereign wealth fund names Dong-ik Lee as CIO for three-year tenure
Chinese sovereign wealth funds should dump US stocks, report says
Chinese sovereign funds such as Safe Investment Company and CIC should consider dumping and even shorting US retail stocks during US economic downturns, if they want to adopt an integrated asset and liability management process when making investment…
State-sponsored money and the new market order
Sovereign wealth of nations
Singapore’s GIC to name Chia as successor to Sung as CRO
GIC has appointed Chia Tai Tee to succeed Sung Cheng Chih as chief risk officer. The move is part of a managed succession. Sung, who warned of the dangers of CDO investments prior to the financial crisis of 2007/2008, will remain as a consultant to the…
Transition Management Forum Asia 2011: Asian market crowded, say transition managers
Transition managers question whether the number of them in the Asian market - 13 - is already too many.
Risk Middle East Rankings 2010: Dealers adjust to new pricing realities
Globally, big derivatives dealers are making wholesale changes to their pricing practices, and the Middle East is no exception. Clients are also becoming more sophisticated, according to Risk’s first ranking of dealers in the region. Research by Ana…
Fixed income investors look to ethical funds – but do they pay?
Of all asset classes, fixed income has been one of the slowest to embrace ethical investment. Thanks in part to the growing influence of sovereign wealth funds, this may be set to change. But for many, lingering questions about whether constraining your…
Former BoA chief risk officer Curl joins Singapore's Temasek as president
Temasek has hired former BoA CRO Gregory Curl and promoted Simon Israel as co-presidents to work alongside existing president and former SGX chief executive, Hsieh Fu Hua
Ethical credit investment set to surge
Growing participation in fixed income by pension funds and sovereign wealth funds with ethical mandates is spurring interest in socially responsible credit investment.
Seeking a bite from the goliaths
Sovereign wealth funds