SWF Analysis
For the sovereign wealth fund of a country which ranks among the least transparent in the world, China Investment Corporation (CIC) offers a remarkable transparency record. While...
2010-02-09Reports of Reliance's potential bid for MGM are a meaningful symbol of the ascent of BRIC outward M&A at the expense of underperforming US giants. The Indian conglomerate, which has...
2010-01-18India is ranked sixth in the world in terms of FX reserves held by regions of the world, accounting for 3% of global reserves, so why is it the only BRIC without a sovereign wealth...
2009-12-29One can always count on China to take on an innovative approach. Faced with excess liquidity and asset price bubbles, the Chinese government has chosen to use its sovereign wealth...
2009-11-18If we consider the role of SWFs in the global economy, it can be argued that to a large extent, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) were born of global imbalance. Indeed, the latter imbalance...
2009-10-19Dubai Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) Istithmar World, whose parent is Dubai World, is halting investments as part of a restructuring effort. There has even been speculation that it may...
2009-09-21China's US$300bn sovereign wealth fund, China Investment Corp (CIC), made frontline news on two occasions this week. It is looking to invest around US$300mn in the owner of a Mongolian...
2009-09-15Singapore
September 7 saw Abu Dhabi's state technology group Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) offer to buy Singaporean semiconductor foundry Chartered Semiconductor for US$1.8bn,...
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