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• A background to sovereign wealth funds and a dissection of the top five

• The debate on why financial institutions must take a lead on climate change

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Sovereign wealth funds: the new kids on the block

Companies must come to terms with them, say Peter Thal Larsen and Chris Hughes

Best to get to know SWFs now

Depending on who you ask, sovereign wealth funds are either saviours or a threat, writes Peter Thal Larsen

Briefing notes: Resource-rich and sharing the wealth

Peter Thal Larsen looks at the biggest funds and their investments

Me and my adviser: A symmetry of understanding

Reena SenGupta on the Wolseley and Freshfields relationship

CFO interview: Rising to a different set of challenges

Angus Russell, of pharmaceutical group Shire, talks to Andrew Jack.

Asia dispatch: Crisis results in west turning east

The links between investment banks and Asia have grown stronger, writes Sundeep Tucker

Focus on the US: Wall St braces for a 20% drop in deals

James Politi reports on the least active January so far this decade.

Wall Street dispatch: Converting the balance sheets

Companies turn to convertible securities in the wake of the subprime mortgage crisis, writes David Wighton

Debating point: Banks can save climate

Paul Calello of Credit Suisse explains the responsibility that financial institutions owe the environment.

Case study: Abu Dhabi’s big place in the Citi

David Wighton on concerns raised by a trend-setting deal.

Case study: Middle East looks to Asia for grand investments

Case study: Divide and conquer


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