Wednesday 23 December 2009

Wealth fund assets recover ground

The value of assets managed by Abu Dhabi’s two leading sovereign wealth funds is likely to have risen to US$425 billion (Dh1.55 trillion) after this year’s rally in oil prices and global financial markets, estimates by an economic consultancy show.

Rachel Ziemba, an economist at RGE Monitor in New York, said the combined assets of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) had probably recovered by as much as 20 per cent after major losses from the global financial crisis.

“That implies quite a strong revaluation of the portfolio since February when I estimated AUM [assets under management] was closer to $300bn,” Ms Ziemba said.

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