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WorldOctober 1 2013

Gulf SWFs look to move with the times

The Gulf’s sovereign wealth funds have grown in size and influence, adapting to market forces and taking advantage of the global financial crisis. But just how are they generating returns in the current economic climate?
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Gulf sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have become a prominent feature of the international financial landscape. They have grown in size so considerably in the past decade that they are now recognised as key institutional investors across a multitude of asset classes and markets.

Today, assets accumulated by the Gulf’s 14 SWFs amount to more than $1800bn, or one-third of the $5400bn total assets accumulated by SWFs worldwide, according to a report published by the US-based Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute in May 2013.

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