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Dubai’s Minerva bid ends months of speculation

The Dubai government has launched a takeover approach for the London developer, after a period of months in which other suitors revealed their interest

Cerberus, CIC talk about working together

Cerberus Capital Management, the US private equity group, said it has had talks with China’s sovereign wealth fund about possible co-operation

Abu Dhabi fund seeks credit rating

Mubadala, one of Abu Dhabi’s most visible state investment vehicles, is working towards gaining a credit rating as it seeks to reduce the cost of financing

Arab wealth funds wait for smoke to clear

After a flurry of investments in distressed international banks, Middle East policymakers have watched with concern as the credit squeeze has continued to claim more victims

GIC plans long-term role in western banks

The Government of Singapore Investment Corp plans to retain holdings in big western financial institutions such as UBS and Citigroup for up to 30 years

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Comment and Analysis

Do not panic over foreign wealth

Gideon Rachman

The trouble is that legitimate caution about sovereign wealth funds could easily spill over into illegitimate hysteria. Foreign investment is still a subject that is exploited by demagogues, from the US to France to India, writes Gideon Rachman

Left in the cold: Foreign bidders find themselves out of favour

Melting ice caps

Rich countries are increasingly prepared to forbid overseas investors from buying into assets deemed to be strategic – a category that is expanding

Fears of a return to protectionism

The Children’s Investment Fund has written history in Japan – although hardly in the way that it intended

Up against the Citi limits

Citigroup / China

Beijing’s investment vehicles are adding to competition among sovereign wealth funds as details of their efforts to bail out credit crisis casualties show

Do not regulate wealth funds, improve them

Hedge funds

Fund managers should acknowledge the need for specialised financial skills. External managers are no substitute, writes Knut Kjaer

Russia’s sovereign wealth fund

Russia is the world’s third largest holder of foreign exchange reserves. It is worth asking whether it is poised to embark on an an overseas spending spree

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