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The head of real estate for China’s giant sovereign-wealth fund resigned last week after two months on the job, following other departures from the real-estate division of one of the world’s most-active property investors.
Patrick Wu, who had been with China Investment Corp. for about four years, was elevated to the top position in the real-estate group in December, succeeding Collin Lau, who took a position with the fund’s European private-equity division………………………………………..Full Article: Source
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Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, whose investments range from iron ore to coal, said he’s in talks with sovereign wealth funds and other potential “strategic partners” to sell a stake in his AUX gold unit.
Batista’s EBX Group Co. holding company is also still weighing a listing of AUX, which last year paid C$1.08 billion ($1.08 billion) to acquire Ventana Gold Corp., Batista told reporters in Sao Paulo. He didn’t give further details………………………………………..Full Article: Source
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Azerbaijan’s State Oil Fund, known as Sofaz, will invest in stocks this year as it seeks to increase returns and diversify its holdings, according to the fund’s 2012 investment plan. Equities can make up 5 percent of the investment portfolio, Sofaz said in a report on its website. The fund plans to hire foreign managers to oversee its equity investments.
Sofaz, established in 1999 to manage state income from oil and natural gas sales, saw its assets grow 31 percent last year to $29.8 billion………………………………………..Full Article: Source
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The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) has announced the attraction of foreign managers to run another 5% of its assets. SOFAZ reports that its investment policy for 2012 allows investing up to 5% of Fund’s investment portfolio in stocks.
“At primary stage organization and management of investments in shares will be carried out by foreign managers,” the SOFAZ says………………………………………..Full Article: Source
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New Deputy Chairmen appointed to Kazakh National Company Samruk-Energy, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported on Wednesday referring to the company.
Serik Ospanov was appointed the First Deputy Chairman of the Board and Gulbanu Pazylhairova was appointed the Deputy Chairman of the Board at the Board of Directors meeting. Moreover, some new managing directors were appointed in the company………………………………………..Full Article: Source
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Kazakhstan’s faltering economic growth, masked last year thanks to a bumper harvest, is clearly exposed by the latest monthly figures, which show a decline to 4.8% expansion in gross domestic product (GDP) on an annualized basis for January and 3.8% year on year.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev ordered that the state draw on the National Fund of Kazakhstan, the country’s sovereign wealth fund, to invest in large-scale industrial projects (pointing to the construction, metallurgy, and forestry sectors in particular) that would be complemented by a program to improve training and increasing entrepreneurship skills. ……………………………………….Full Article: Source
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First minister sets out economic case for independence, claiming better use of natural resources would make Scotland rich.
An independent Scotland could reap a £30bn dividend from a “reindustrialised” green energy sector over the next 20 years, Alex Salmond said on Wednesday night, raising the stakes in his economic case for a break from the union………………………………………..Full Article: Source
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The Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) is looking to invest in several industries in the Labuan Federal Territory and in Kampung Baru, including oil & gas. Labuan Federal Territory is a duty-free island located in East Malaysia.
It is off the coast of the state of Sabah. In fact, the capital Victoria is known for an offshore support hub for oil and gas activities and offshore finance. Already, the Brunei Investment Agency invested in parcels of land in Labuan………………………………………..Full Article: Source
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The lawyers for Khazanah Nasional Bhd and its managing director, Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar, said their defamation claims against former Pos Malaysia Bhd’s non-executive chairman, Tan Sri Adam Kadir, are fixed for trial on June 27 and 28.
Responding to a recent media statement by Adam that he had withdrawn all outstanding action against Khazanah and Azman, the lawyers said the mediation conducted by the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Aug 18 and 23 last year, was in respect of pending claims by Khazanah and Azman against Adam for defamation………………………………………..Full Article: Source
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China is more interested in buying European assets than using its sovereign wealth fund to buy bonds in EU countries, despite vague promises made yesterday by premier Wen Jiabao at a meeting in Beijing with European Council president Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso.
Wen said: “China is ready to increase its participation in resolving the European debt problems. We are willing to conduct close communication and co-operation with the EU.”……………………………………….Full Article: Source
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China is considering funding options for the EFSF and the ESM through the International Monetary Fund, Wen said on Feb. 2 after meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Beijing. Officials previously said they needed more details on any plan to contribute funds.
Zhou said today that China can channel its investments through three avenues. The central bank can participate through foreign-exchange reserves it manages and a second option is support from China Investment Corp., the country’s sovereign- wealth fund………………………………………..Full Article: Source