The head of China’s $410 billion sovereign wealth fund CIC brushed aside a call by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to buy European government debt, saying such investments were “difficult” for long-term investors.
In comments ahead of a China-EU summit starting on Tuesday, Lou Jiwei, chairman of China Investment Corp (CIC), said any fresh injection of funds into Europe would be in industrial and other real assets, not government bonds………………………………………..Full Article: Source

China Investment Corp (CIC) remains wary about investing in European government bonds despite a plea from Germany’s chancellor, but will look for opportunities in infrastructure and real industrial projects, Reuters reported Monday, citing the head of the country’s $410 billion sovereign wealth fund said on Monday.
European government bonds are not ideal for long-term investors like CIC, said Lou Jiwei, chairman of the fund. “For European bonds like the government bonds of Italy and Spain, only central banks with certain responsibilities can invest. But it’s more difficult for long-term investors like us to make (such) investments,” Lou said………………………………………..Full Article: Source

China Investment Corp, the nation’s sovereign wealth fund, has received a capital injection after it invested almost all of its cash in 2010, said Lou Jiwei, CIC chairman.
In an interview at a Beijing forum on Monday, Lou declined to disclose the amount of the infusion. He said a Caixin Online report that said CIC received $50 billion was “inaccurate”………………………………………..Full Article: Source

Marin Software, a startup that publishes applications used to manage online advertising campaigns, has raised $30 million in a new investment round led by Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings.
Temasek was joined by SAP Ventures, the investment arm of SAP AG, Europe’s largest enterprise software firm, as well as previous investors including Benchmark Capital, Crosslink Capital and DAG Ventures………………………………………..Full Article: Source

An Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund is exploring the sale of its US$1.3 billion (RM3.92 billion) stake in Malaysian lender RHB Capital Bhd, six months after buying the shares, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The fund had engaged in early talks with Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC), they said. The sources declined to be identified as they were not authorised to speak to the media………………………………………..Full Article: Source

A Future Fund to spread the benefits of the mining boom across the state has been proposed by the State Government. Parliament was told by Governor Kevin Scarce in his opening address that SA’s natural resources belonged to all South Australians and every person should share in the prosperity they would bring - “now and into the future”.
“This needs a new approach,” he told the assembled MPs from both Houses………………………………………..Full Article: Source

While they amount to a powerful force, account also needs to be taken of the increasing presence of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in the airport business. As with the infrastructure funds there were few of them only five years ago but there are now at least six that are active in the sector, the most recent being the Qatar Investment Authority.
They can no longer be overlooked as a potential source of funding for airport projects, though by their nature their interest will lie very much in big, primary level and established airports……………………………………….Full Article: Source