31.10.2014 - Libya's $60bn sovereign wealth fund thrown into chaos
Libya's $60bn sovereign wealth fund has been thrown into chaos by the sudden replacement of its chairman amid a fierce power struggle for control between the official elected government and Islamists who have seized control of the capital Tripoli. Former minister Abdulrahman Benyezza was replaced as chairman of the board of the fund on October 27, The Telegraph understands. His position was taken by Hassan Ahmed Bouhadi. The change at the top of the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) comes as the fund, which was the main investment vehicle of the former regime led by Muammar Gaddafi, is locked in a bitter court battle with Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs. The LIA is claiming that the bank cosied up to its employees and hoodwinked it into making $1.2bn-worth of trades during the Gaddafi era that it did not understand, and is seeking damages...............................................Full Article: Source
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