08.08.2014 - Sovereign-Wealth Funds Pump Near Record Amount of Cash in Deals
Sovereign-wealth funds are putting more money to work through direct investing than at any time since 2008, as investors look to boost returns and bypass fees charged by fund managers. According to a report from the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute -an organization which tracks the activity of state funds-the value of global direct deals by sovereign-wealth funds hit $50.02 billion in the first half of 2014. This was a 23.1% increase on comparable transactions in the first half of last year, and up from roughly $35 billion put to work in the first half of 2012...............................................Full Article: Source
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