| Some NOK 10bn of Norwegians’ oil-bred pension money went up in smoke after the Sovereign Wealth Fund pulled out of tobacco industry shares, reports say. The SWF, criticised for using tax havens, double standards, and nuclear weapons industry investments, performs a constant balancing act when it comes to moneymaking and ethics.
The NOK 9.6 billion dividends loss (roughly USD 1.59bn/EUR 1.16bn/GBP 956.54m at today’s ROE) concerns the August 2005-November 2011 period, according to Norges Bank’s calculations...............................................Full Article: Source
|