18.09.2013 - Nigeria sovereign wealth fund invests $200mln in US bonds
The Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) has invested $200 million, via its management partners, in the US bond market. The $200 million is the 20 percent stabilization fund set aside from the $1 billion wealth fund, to be used for foreign financial market investment. This led to the appointed UBS, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs as managers of the fund. According to the chief executive of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, Uche Orji, $50 million of the fund was allocated to UBS last week for asset acquisitions in the US Treasuries, while the $150 million left will be handed over to Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs this week for the development of a US bond portfolio...............................................Full Article: Source
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