Wednesday, December 3, 2008

No place to hide from the financial turmoil (AsianInvestor)
Gulf Oil Countries Likely To Weather Downturn (Dow Jones Newswires)
We aren't Moses in tsunami, China warns world (The Standard)
China to Shun West’s Finance Sector (New York Times)
Public funds are not SWFs – research (Global Pensions)
Hedge Funds Lower Fees, Lengthen Lockups on New Funds (Bloomberg)
Chinese wealth fund turns back on western banks (The Guardian)
Now is time to buy: hedge fund Avenue Capital (Reuters)
european union: Slump spreads wider (Monday Morning)
Three banks plan sale of stake to wealth fund (Gulf Times)

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

North sea oil fields transferred (BBC News)
Kuwait cabinet approves $7.3 bln bourse fund-papers (Reuters)
Temasek sells power firm to Malaysia YTL for $2.5bln (Reuters)
Dubai's Nakheel cuts 500 jobs as global crisis hits (Reuters India)
The Threat of Protectionism (Wall Street Journal)
Brazil May Tap Sovereign Fund to Boost Economy (Bloomberg)
Oil Reserve Funds Post Gains (Moscow Times)
Nakheel May Seek $15 Billion, Approaches IPO Managers (Bloomberg)

Monday, December 1, 2008

China's CIC taps alternative investments head (Reuters)
CDC gets strategic SWF approval (Global Pensions)
Investment Funds Push an Environmental Agenda (New York Times)
Barroso cautious on idea of EU sovereign funds (Reuters UK)
Chinalco to Weather Credit Crunch With $8.8 Billion (Bloomberg)
Dubai to hold property roll out as Emaar, Nakheel merger denied (AME Info)
Indonesian Govt Asked to Form Sovereign Wealth Fund (Asia Pulse)
Capital invested abroad is coming home, say experts (Business Emirates 24-7)
Acquisition of foreign assets by GCC exceeds $900bn (Arab News)
Dubai International Capital looks east as it confirms plans to retreat from Western markets (The Times)

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Sovereign wealth funds switch from Western investments (Times Online)
SWFs need to 'play a more active role in global arena' (Emirates Business 24-7)
DIC’s assets down $3bn as financial crisis takes its toll (Gulf News)
Rio Tinto says on track on major asset sales (Reuters)
A Pyrrhic Victory for China Inc. (Wall Street Journal)
Rio denies equity issue rumours after BHP walks away (The Telegraph)
Sovereign Wealth Funds: Tallying the Losses (Again) (RGE Monitor)

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Gulf SWFs' losses offset by diversified investments (Zawya)
Norwegian fund results 'worst in history' (Global Pensions)
Temasek Cancels Sale of Singapore's Power Seraya (Bloomberg)
CIC Official: Invest Strategy Doesn't Rule Out Mineral Assets (Dow Jones)
Singapore GIC Won't Buy More Citigroup Shares (Dow Jones)
Temasek Raises Bet on Financial Stocks With StanChart (Bloomberg)
Bonfire of sovereign wealth funds? (Council on Foreign Relations)

Monday, November 24, 2008

Gulf investors eye deals despite slowdown (AP)
Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Mubadala Development Company sign EPSA to develop gas fields in Oman (Zawya)
Barclays Shareholders Back $10.5 Billion Share Sale (Bloomberg)
New entity in Amlak-Tamweel merger to get govt funding (Reuters)
StanChart May Lose Right to Print Hong Kong Money (Bloomberg)
Standard Chartered to raise 2.66 billion dollars in rights issue (AFP)
China CIC Executive: Not Planning To Buy Stake In AIG (CNN Money)

Friday, November 21, 2008

Singapore's Temasek cuts pay to combat slowdown (Reuters)
Citigroup Tries to Stop the Drop in Its Share Price (New York Times)
Mixing Finance and Politics, China-Style (OIR)
UAE’s TAQA weighs investment in Iraq’s power sector (IDP)
Nevada officials OK Dubai World investment plan (AP)
Angola says to launch sovereign wealth fund (Reuters)
China fund in talks for stake in AIG unit: report (Reuters)