11.06.2013 - China SWF boosts assets to $500bln
China Investment Corp's return on overseas investments hit 11% in 2012, boosting the total fund size to $500 billion, President Gao Xiqing told Chinese newswires. According to the Xinhua News Agency, the higher return on overseas investments was in part due to its diversified investment portfolio. "The investment return in the past five years has surpassed previous expectations a little bit, but not that much," Gao said. Created in 2007, the sovereign wealth fund was tasked to earn higher returns from riskier investments using part of China's foreign exchange reserves, which at $3.44 trillion are the world's largest...............................................Full Article: Source
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