Globally, the financial and utility sectors in direct investments are white hot for sovereign investors. In the first half of 2011, $7.09 billion was invested by SWFs in the financial sector. This was followed by $3.13 billion in utilities. Year-to-date from 2011, we have recorded $3.41 billion in energy sector direct transactions.
Some countries with robust sovereign wealth fund direct investment inflows from the beginning of 2011 to present include the Spain ($8.41 billion), France ($6.76 billion), China ($6.61 billion), and the United Kingdom ($6.25 billion)……………………………………….Full Article: Source