| Direct sovereign wealth fund transactions in calendar year 2012 totaled $57.3 billion, representing a 36% drop from the previous year of $89.5 billion, according to data from the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. Which sovereign wealth funds are most active? The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), Temasek, and other wealth funds that don't follow index strategy.
"It depends on the philosophy of the fund. You won't have the Alaska Permanent Fund buying a large stake because if you look at their asset allocation, a lot it is externally managed. And they've done quite well," the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute's President Michael Maduell said...............................................Full Article: Source
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