The Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna became a wholly owned shareholder of Kazakh national company Samruk-Energo, the national company said. According to the report, the shares of Samruk-Energo, owned by KazTransGas were transferred to Samruk-Kazyna in accordance with the Kazakh government’s decision.
Samruk-Energo was established in May 2007. It is part of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna. The company operates in the production, distribution and sale of electricity and thermal energy, as well as coal mining………………………………………..Full Article: Source

Reserves of the National Fund of Kazakhstan and gold assets amounted to $85 billion, Ak Orda said on Monday referring to the head of the Of the National Bank Grigory Marchenko. Marchenko informed the president about the situation in the financial sector of the country, particularly in the banking sector and the exchange market during the meeting.
Marchenko noted that the situation on the currency market and the banking sector remains stable. The inflation rate in the country is rather low standing at 4.7 per cent………………………………………..Full Article: Source

The Supervisory Council of Norway’s national bank, Norges Bank, recently visited Singapore to learn more about investment strategies, capital markets, risk management and how Singapore manages its sovereign wealth.
The council is appointed by the Norwegian parliament to oversee Norges Bank’s activities and ensure compliance with the rules governing the Bank’s operations. During their visit they met with Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), the investment holding company Temasek, and the Singapore Exchange. Prudent, long term management of foreign reserves was a key issue in the council’s meeting with Singapore authorities………………………………………..Full Article: Source

Norway’s $640 billion (Dh2.35 trillion) sovereign wealth fund is seeking bigger stakes in selected companies as it takes a more active approach in managing its bulging portfolio after struggling to meet return targets.
“Compared to the rest of the fund, which is a more diversified portfolio, this group will focus on a concentrated number of holdings,” Petter Johnsen, chief investment officer for equities at Norges Bank Investment Management, said in a September 13 interview in Stavanger, Norway. “It’s clearly something we’re building up.”……………………………………….Full Article: Source

The Papua New Guinea Sovereign Welfare Fund (SWF) will manage revenue from the mining and petroleum sector to support the economy and future developments. Department of Treasury deputy secretary for economic and financial policy Anthony Yauieb made the comment while discussing the fund during the National Budget Forum in Port Moresby last Wednesday.
Yauieb said the Stabilisation Fund was to manage the impact of fluctuations in mineral and petroleum revenue on the country’s economy and budget, while the purpose of the Development Fund was to provide a definite and ongoing funding source for the provision of development in key economic and social priorities in accordance with government development plans………………………………………..Full Article: Source

OPEC member Kuwait plans to more than double the portion of state revenues it puts into a rainy day fund, mostly from oil, to 25 percent this fiscal year, the state news agency said on Monday. Kuwait’s cabinet has asked the finance ministry to make the change in the budget for the year ending in March 2013, news agency KUNA said. It was not clear whether the increase would extend beyond the current financial year.
Kuwait, one of the world’s richest countries per capita and a major oil producer, currently puts 10 percent of its annual revenues into the Future Generations Fund, a nest egg for when oil runs out. The fund was set up in 1976 and is managed by the Gulf state’s sovereign wealth fund, the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA)………………………………………..Full Article: Source

The late-night negotiating session that led to a sweetened takeover offer by Glencore International Plc (GLEN) for Xstrata Plc (XTA) on Sept. 7 included a former British prime minister and a swashbuckling commodity-trading billionaire. It’s possible neither was the most influential man in the room at London’s Claridge’s Hotel.
That distinction might instead go to the two executives who run the $100 billion Qatari sovereign wealth fund — Qatar Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani, 52, owner of one of the world’s biggest yachts, and Qatar Holding LLC Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Mohamed Al-Sayed, who was named to head the fund in 2008 at the age of 32, after attending law and business schools in the U.S………………………………………..Full Article: Source

Sovereign wealth funds are ramping up their hedge fund allocations, but successfully navigating the manager selection process requires more than good investment performance, says Sameer Shalaby, president of Paladyne Systems, a Broadridge Company.
Sovereign wealth fund allocations to alternative investments continue to rise. For hedge funds and investment managers with the right profile, the trend brings enormous opportunities, as well as significant challenges………………………………………..Full Article: Source