| According to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Transaction Database(SWFTD), which tracks direct sovereign fund and pension transactions, wealth funds in the first half of 2015 invested more capital compared to the first half of 2014. In the initial six months of 2015, sovereign funds invested directly US$ 63.4 billion versus 2014's comparable period figure of US$ 51.9 billion.
In the first half of 2013, these institutional investors directly invested US$ 44.6 billion. Clearly, this shows sovereign funds investing larger amounts of capital directly, despite global low oil prices, a slowdown in China's economy and price weakness in other global commodities. Some wealth fund target sectors have witnessed noticeable growth. Healthcare investing has become a popular theme for sovereign investors...............................................Full Article: Source
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