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HSBC to dispose Bank of Shanghai stake

11.08.11
HSBC plans to dispose of its 8 per cent stake in Bank of Shanghai, according to reports... more

Work to start on Walkie-Talkie after Land Securities deal

19.10.10
London’s skyline is to gain a striking new addition after developers agree to go ahead with the 160-metre “Walkie-Talkie” tower in the City... more

Land Securities’ revived Walkie-Talkie work firing up property

19.10.10
Market Round-up: Traders see the news on the Walkie-Talkie skyscraper as evidence sovereign wealth funds are lacing up their boots ready to march into London real estate... more

Songbird Estates sets sights on City with ‘Walkie-Talkie’ tower

23.09.10
Canary Wharf owner is eyeing plans to strike into the heart of the City with talks over a joint venture to build the “Walkie-Talkie”... more

AIG meets Asian investors over $15bn AIA flotation

12.08.10
AIG starts talks with potential investors to sell stakes in AIA ahead of its planned flotation of the Asian life insurance business... more

Bill Shankly’s spirit will never sleep now rich men haunt football

09.08.10
What would the former Liverpool manager make of the vultures waiting to pick over the carcass of the debt-ravaged club? ... more

Silence on China link to Liverpool

05.08.10
Kenny Huang refused to comment on reports that the Chinese government is behind his efforts to buy Liverpool... more

Wharf backers up stake

18.09.09
Sovereign wealth funds from Qatar and China pledge to plough millions of pounds into Canary Wharf weeks after rescuing its owner from collapse... more

Canary Wharf owner brought back from disaster by Qatar and China cash

28.08.09
The debt-ridden owner of Canary Wharf has secured its future with hundreds of millions of pounds of investment from sovereign wealth funds in Qatar and China... more

China and Qatar pull Canary Wharf back from the brink

28.08.09
The owner of Canary Wharf was today rescued by cash from Qatar and China in a deal which could see the overseas investors take control of more than half the company.... more

Footsie’s magnificent seventh rise fired by focus on recovery

21.07.09
Shares in London extended their winning streak for a seventh day, as investors looked beyond dire economic data and swine flu to focus on the eventual recovery... more

US banks’ London staff are closer to normal bonuses

02.06.09
London-based bankers working for America's giant investment banks moved a step closer to seeing bonuses return to normal after another fundraising spree by their employers... more

Investors give up chase

02.06.09
The stock market has again failed to consolidate its position above the 4500 level with investors choosing to give back some of yesterday’s commodities-led charge after opting to lock in profits, rather than chase shares higher ... more

Sovereign funds bid for AIG aircraft unit

27.01.09
Aviation: Embattled insurer American International Group is understood to have found potential buyers for its aircraft leasing unit ... more

Japan deal rejig after Morgan's shares dive

13.10.08
Banking: Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is renegotiating its $9 billion deal to inject funds to Morgan Stanley after a week in which the US investment bank's share price has plunged... more

Once bitten, twice shy - sovereign wealth counts cost of big bets

02.10.08
Analysis: Little-noticed amid the financial market meltdown, 26 sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) met in Santiago, Chile, last month where they agreed to prepare a set of principles for their future operations... more

Japan giant swoops for £5bn stake

22.09.08
Banking: Japan's biggest bank agreed to take up to a 20% stake in Morgan Stanley as the Wall Street giant battled to remain independent... more

China ‘builds up a secret stake in Drax’

02.09.08
The Chinese government has reportedly bought a secret stake of 0.7% in Drax, the operator of Britain’s biggest coal-fired power station... more

HSBC buoyed by reports of talks with China state fund

21.07.08
Banking giant HSBC's shares soar in Hong Kong and London, rising the most in four months on news of talks with sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation... more

China state fund grabs £1 billion holding in BP

15.04.08
A Chinese sovereign wealth fund has built up a stake in oil and gas major BP... more


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