Sovereign wealth funds escape large-scale liquidations
They entered covid-19 overweight cash or underweight equities
Sovereign Wealth Funds
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Norway oil fund plots Europe to US equity shift
World’s largest sovereign fund set to move away from traditional Europe bias
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Five ways to integrate ESG into investments
The days of treating ESG and sustainability matters as “extra curricular” are numbered and will be the differentiator for investments in the future, according to Legg Mason affiliates. Click through the slides below to find out five ways to integrate ESG into investments.
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Ethical exclusions lower Norway’s sovereign fund returns
Norway’s giant sovereign wealth fund has returned 1.6 percentage points less on an annualised basis over the last 12 years because it excluded some stocks on ethical grounds.
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Norway’s wealth fund sets anti-corruption expectations
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest at $1trn (€808.8bn), has set out a series of strong anti-corruption measures it expects the 8,985 companies it invests in to have.
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Norway oil fund to reduce allocation to EMD, corporate bonds
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, which is in the process of increasing its equity exposure to 70% while reducing fixed income allocation to 25%, announced the changes in a letter to its only shareholder, Norway’s ministry of finance. In the letter, the fund’s chief executive Yngve Slyngstad argues that investing in a diversified bond portfolio…
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Short-termist sovereign wealth funds miss return targets
Sovereign wealth funds missed their return targets for the second year in a row in 2016, according to a study by Invesco. By focusing too much on the short term, they risk a longer spell of underperformance.
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Sovereign wealth funds stay confident as returns slide
Despite the volatility of global financial markets this year and a steady decline in investment returns, confidence among the world’s sovereign wealth funds remains high, a survey by Invesco has found.