On the website for Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund, a hypnotic and constantly-changing ticker indicates how much kroner the fund is losing and, mostly, gaining. People in London and New York worried about property prices might find it calms their nerves.
The US$830 billion (S$1.14 trillion) Government Pension Fund Global, the biggest sovereign wealth fund, reported results for 2015 on Wednesday: an overall return of 2.7 per cent, achieved despite volatile currency and equity markets, negative interest rates and worries about global growth. Still, that's its weakest return in five years and worse than the average annual return of 3.7 per cent (after inflation and management costs) since 1998 when the fund's current management structure was set up...............................................Full Article: Source
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