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Waddell & Reed, BlackRock, Norway fund put pedal to metal for F1 stakeWaddell & Reed, BlackRock and Norges Bank Investment Management acquired a combined 21% equity stake in Formula One World Championship Ltd. for a total of $1.6 billion.
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Alaska Permanent on prowl for private markets investment officer
Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. is searching for the $40 billion sovereign wealth fund's first private markets investment officer.
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Abu Dhabi Investment Authority picks emerging markets private equity exec
Christophe Florin was named head of emerging markets fund investments within Abu Dhabi Investment Authority's private equities department.
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Norwegian fund gains 7.1% in first quarter
Norway's Government Pension Fund Global returned 7.1% on its investments in the quarter ended March 31, driven primarily by billowing equity markets.
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Qatar Asset Management puts $250 million into Barclays Natural Resource Investments
Qatar Asset Management Co. — a joint venture between Qatar Investment Authority, the nation's sovereign wealth fund, and the Qatar Financial Center Authority — will provide about $250 million in capital to Barclays Natural Resource Investments in exchange for helping develop the nation's asset ...
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Alaska Permanent Fund nets 1.9% return over 9 months
Alaska Permanent Fund Corp., Juneau, returned 1.9% for the nine months ended March 31, boosted by a return of 6.9% in the last three months.
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Sovereign wealth assets jump 16%
Sovereign wealth fund assets increased 16% to $4.62 trillion during the first quarter.
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Japan's government fund to start buying emerging markets equities
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, Tokyo, will start investing in emerging markets equities as early as this quarter as it seeks to diversify assets and cover rising payouts.
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Korea Investment Corp. gets new CIO
Dong-ik “Don” Lee was named chief investment officer of the $45 billion Korea Investment Corp., replacing Scott Kalb, who has stepped down.
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Norway government fund cuts externally managed assets
Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, Oslo, slashed the amount of assets managed by its external manager pool by about half in 2011, the fund announced Friday.