by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 20, 2016 | Business
London-Sovereign wealth funds pulled $16.2 billion from third-party asset managers in the second quarter, according to the latest data from research firm “eVestment,” up from a revised $10.1 billion in the first quarter. The outflows were the second largest in five...
by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Nov 5, 2014 | Business
Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Total assets of Saudi Arabia’s main sovereign wealth fund, SAMA Foreign Holdings (SAMA), have jumped 9 percent since January, allowing it to maintain its position as the world’s third-largest, according to a report by the Sovereign Wealth Fund...
by Badr Al-Qahtani | Jun 8, 2014 | Business
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council is to discuss proposals for the Kingdom to form a new sovereign wealth fund to invest its budget surplus, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. The proposals will be discussed in two sessions on Monday and Tuesday, after the...
by Mohamed Al-Bishi | Jan 30, 2014 | Business
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund (SWF), the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), is the world’s second largest in terms of overall assets, according to a quarterly list published by the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. The ADIA, which has...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 3, 2013 | Business
Dubai, Reuters—Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, one of the world’s most aggressive investors, is hiring senior bankers and industry executives to lessen the fund’s reliance on Europe and diversify its investment portfolio, sources familiar with the...