It was a nail-biting year for sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in 2009. With the price of oil, currency movements, and exposure to financials and real estate to worry about, many funds were in a state of paralysis in the first half of the year. Only $3.5 billion was invested between April and June as equity markets rallied, the lowest quarterly level since the last three months of 2004.
Even those funds that were active displayed more caution and sought safety in numbers on big deals.
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