16.03.2015 - Biggest Wealth Fund Loads Up on Spanish Bonds as Part of QE Bet
Norway’s $860 billion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s biggest, has bought up Spanish government bonds in anticipation that European Central Bank debt purchases will drive up their value. Holdings of Spanish government bonds rose by 67 percent to 46.7 billion kroner ($5.7 billion) in 2014, Norges Bank Investment Management said in its annual report on Friday. NBIM lowered its exposure to Spanish covered bonds after their valuation benefited from ECB purchases, Chief Executive Officer Yngve Slyngstad said...............................................Full Article: Source
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