Sovereign Wealth Funds

NIIF to commence funding infra-related projects in few days: Arun Jaitley

The government had set up the Rs 40,000-crore fund in December last year as an investment vehicle for funding commercially viable greenfield, brownfield and stalled projects

Sebi eases norms for domestic funds managing offshore money

As per the existing norms, a fund manager who is managing a domestic scheme, is allowed to manage an offshore fund subject to three specific conditions.

Islamic bonds and the lessons India can learn from UK

No political party can find legitimate cause to oppose the creation of Islamic bonds by the Indian government.

Stupid, stupider: FM is building forex reserves with debt

From talk about creating a sovereign wealth fund we are now trying to build a forex kitty with borrowed dollars. An artificially strong rupee is a recipe for disaster

RBI opposes $20 bn wealth fund from forex reserves

Instead, the central bank wants the government to create the corpus for acquiring overseas enery assets from the Budget.

Sovereign Wealth Funds: Who, what, where and why

SWFs provide countries with a broader range of investment options. This, experts say, could facilitate a gradual shift away from investments in US government-backed assets like Treasury bills and in the dollar.<br /><br /> <br /><br />