Sovereign wealth funds
Qatar’s Lusail City said to be ready by end-2014
Qatar's new city of Lusail has started receiving its first residents following the completion of the bulk of its infrastructure and the town will...
Singapore tops foreign investors in Myanmar
Singaporean has emerged as the largest foreign investor in Myanmar as companies from the city state have been expanding their investments in sectors such...
Singapore state fund buys stake in Bollywood distributor
Fullerton, an investment fund controlled by Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings, has bought a 7.4 per cent stake in leading Bollywood film distributor...
Thailand mulls sovereign wealth fund
Thailand is again weighing the idea of establishing a sovereign wealth fund from its surplus foreign reserves, a concept that has been mulled for...
Singapore to buy London property for $2.7b
In what will be the largest property deal for the UK since the financial crisis in 2008, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC is to...
East Timor Oil Fund Surpasses Oman’s, Bahrain’s
East Timor’s sovereign wealth fund, the Timor-Leste Petroleum Fund, in June 2013 reached a value of $13.6 billion, surpassing funds of oil-rich Gulf states...
Singapore state fund revamps investment strategy
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, which has recently changed its name from Government of Singapore Investment Corp. Private Ltd., said it will shift its global...
Top 5 transactions leading ASEAN’s M&A trend
The World Bank has long underscored the economic importance of Southeast Asia, a top global growth engine, because of its burgeoning middle classes and...
Vietnam advised to set up sovereign wealth fund
In order to boost productivity at its large but lethargic state-owned enterprises, Vietnam should look into the possibility to set up a government investment...
Temasek to increase Europe, US portfolio
Singapore state investment company Temasek Holdings seeks to increase its investments in US and European companies as it is "bullish on both regions", Boon...
Malaysia investment surges 44%
Malaysia attracted a 44 per cent increase in investments in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, driven by...
Singapore invests billions into US
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund is stepping up its investment in the US, targeting the energy and hospitality sectors.
Together with China's government fund China Investment...
Sovereign Wealth Funds investing in smaller investments more often
A new report suggests that sovereign wealth funds are increasingly investing in smaller projects in developing nations, versus larger ones in North America and...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...