Apr 8, 2011

Sovereign Wealth Funds to reach over $5.5 trillion by the end of 2012

SWFs to reach over $5.5 trillion by the end of 2012

Opalesque Sovereign Wealth Funds Briefing

Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) gradually regained their appetite for foreign investments in 2010 having cut−back on cross−border spending for much of 2009. Assets under management of SWFs increased 11% in 2010 to $4.2 trillion. There was a further $6.8 trillion held in other sovereign investment vehicles, such as pension reserve funds, development funds and state−owned corporations' funds and also $7.7 trillion in other official foreign exchange reserves.

TheCityUK expects assets of SWFs to reach over $5.5 trillion by the end of 2012. The UK and London in particular is an important centre in the SWFs market as a clearing house and location from where some of these funds are managed………………………………………Full Article: Source

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