SWF Analysis
Bahrain
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have reached new highs of late. However, just as these state-backed investment vehicles have reached their peak performance levels, the ensuing political...
2011-03-09United Arab Emirates
Sovereign-linked UAE funds are continuing to target foreign assets in a bid to diversify their portfolio and reduce their reliance upon oil. This year Aabar Investments, which is...
2009-11-18Following Santander Brasil's double listing in New York and Sao Paulo (the US$8.1bn IPO is the largest global IPO so far this year), the Brazilian unit has attracted yet more interest....
2009-10-14To those who thought sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) would hibernate until the end of the global recession, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)'s involvement in the VW-Porsche megamerger...
2009-07-28Libya
While many Gulf sovereign wealth funds have had their fingers burned by the credit crunch and the global financial crisis, Libya is looking to take advantage of the opportunities...
2009-03-29United Arab Emirates
The government of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates has sent a letter outlining the investment principles of its sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) to the US Treasury Department, as...
2008-03-19Turkey
Turkey's first major privatisation of the year was completed in late February with British American Tobacco (BAT) winning the bid for cigarette firm Tekel Sigara. BAT was the sole...
2008-02-26
