Norway wealth fund focuses on corporate engagement
Move to sit on Volvo’s nomination committee is a big change in how oil fund operates and signifies a more active approach to its largest investments
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State-backed investors seeking higher returns on their capital are buying western company shares, but the move has provoked a mixture of protectionism, anger and mistrust
Qatar in talks to raise stake in Fairmont Raffles hotels
Gulf state seeks to diversify its economy away from hydrocarbons into luxurious hospitality as it prepares to host the World Cup in 2022
Norway’s oil fund dumps linkers
World’s largest sovereign wealth fund has cut its holdings by 73 per cent in the past year as other investors have also turned bearish on inflation-linked debt
Norway oil fund lifts property purchases
Investment vehicle increases pace of growth in property assets by more than 10-fold from the same period a year ago
Temasek to take $500m stake in Markit
Fund’s move is a bet that tough regulations have created a lasting shift in spending in the financial industry towards risk management and data
Wealth funds to invest in Russian bank VTB
Sovereign wealth funds from Norway, Qatar and Azerbaijan sign up as Moscow moves to dilute its holding in state-run lender from 75% to about 61%
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