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Sovereign Wealth Funds up 18% in 2008 to $3.9 trillion

London, Wednesday, March 4, 2009 ARANCA News Report (www.aranca.com) : In spite of making substantial losses to the tune at least $60 billion on account of investments in US, Swiss and UK banks, the assets under management of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) increased 18% in 2008. They reached $3.9 trillion according to a new research [...]

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OECD: no regulation needed for sovereign wealth funds

London, Thursday, March 27, 2008 ARANCA News Report (www.aranca.com) :Calls to more closely regulate the activities of sovereign wealth funds have been rejected by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Latterly, sovereign wealth funds have come under increasing scrutiny amid fears that Chinese and Middle Eastern governments could us the funds to advance [...]

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Abu Dhabi reassures US over sovereign wealth fund

London, Wednesday, March 19, 2008 ARANCA News Report (www.aranca.com) :The Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund has moved to reassure the US government that it will not be making investments for political gain. In an unprecedented move, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia) wrote to the US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to outline its aims and [...]

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UK fund executives welcome sovereign wealth funds

London, Tuesday, March 11, 2008 ARANCA News Report (www.aranca.com) :British fund executives have played down fears over the activities of sovereign wealth funds at a major UK business conference. Latterly controversy has surrounded the state-backed investment vehicles with some political analysts suggesting that the funds could enable foreign governments to invest for political rather than [...]

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Australian PM seeks assurances over sovereign wealth funds

London, Monday, February 18, 2008 ARANCA News Report (www.aranca.com) :Sovereign wealth funds looking to invest in Australia will be subject to increasingly close scrutiny, the government has announced. Latterly, China’s need for metals and resources to fuel its expansion has seen a number of deals from state-owned investment vehicles in the Australian mining sector. Most [...]

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