From Independent.ie: Apart from a small number of investments in Irish listed firms, it wasn’t until last week that we experienced a first for private Irish business – the €200m investment in Jurys Inns by the oil-rich state of Oman [via the Oman Investment Fund].

…Outside of the relatively small-beer deals we have seen so far, though, Ireland’s attractiveness to sovereign funds seems limited despite the openness of our economy to foreign investment… Full article: Source

From Brad Setser’s Blog: Some are unleveraged and focus on returns, in much the same way a typical pension funds. Some are leveraged. Some have a mandate that extends beyond financial returns, looking more like industrial policy vehicles than a typical pension fund. And some don’t disclose enough for anyone to know what they really do… Full article: Source

From Voxeu.org: Edwin M. Truman of the Petersen Institute discusses what he sees as four popular myths about sovereign wealth funds… Full article: Source