70. This involves activities related to the use of the mechanism of investment funds (country funds, venture capital funds or specific sectoral investment funds) to attract foreign investment flows in least developed countries.

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8. The liberalization of cross border flows had led to the internationalization of investments by institutional funds.

All payments made in reimbursement of sums allocated from the Fund's resources and income from investment of its capital are added to its resources.

4. Other capital providers Capital providers other than commercial banks and international financial institutions may include institutional investors such as insurance companies, mutual funds, pension funds or investment funds.

Conditions for the creation of investment funds in LDCs

Other complementary sources of equity capital may include investment funds and other so called institutional investors such as insurance companies, mutual funds or pension funds.

It is assumed that 4.3 per cent of the Fund's assets are invested in small capitalization funds.

Income derived from investments, other than trust fund investments, shall be credited to the general fund as miscellaneous income.

11. Any cash balances in the Revolving Credit Fund would be invested and the income and capital gains or losses added to or substracted from the Fund.

Or the deposits can be investments in D.E. Shaw s funds and the loans can be the complex derivatives that make up D.E. Shaw s portfolio.

In carrying out its mandate, the Service aims to achieve the goals and objectives of the Fund's investments, which are to

(h) Analysis of the respective responsibilities of the Secretary as Chief Executive Officer of the Fund for the administration of the Fund and of the Secretary General for the investments of the Fund

The Kuwait Investment Authority, also a state owned fund, holds 7 of Daimler. Singapore possesses two SWFs Temasek Holdings, with capital assets of roughly 100 billion, and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, with approximately 330 billion.

The Fund invests globally and has liabilities in a number of currencies.

Appreciation was also expressed for the cooperation between the Secretary and the designated representative of the Secretary General for the investments of the Fund in preparing the joint paper analysing the responsibilities of the Secretary as Chief Executive Officer of the Fund for the administration of the Fund and those of the Secretary General for the investments of the assets of the Fund.

Fundline includes portfolio investment funds, private equity funds and companies, venture capital funds, mutual funds and other equity vehicles.

The biggest contributor to that performance was United States investments, which comprise the majority of the Fund apos s real estate portfolio.

Annex 2 Preliminary list of UNCDF investments in LDCs (2005 2010)

While it was not possible to find a pension fund portfolio sufficiently similar to the Fund apos s against which investment returns might be compared, a strategic benchmark for the Fund had been implemented on 1 January 1997.

Note SRF indicators 2.1.1 and 2.2.1 relate only to UNCDF investments, whereas 2.3.1 relates to both UNCDF and UNDP investments.

The UNICEF share in the funding of the project for 1992 1994 amounted to US 150,000.

All parties involved in the investment process reviewed the Fund apos s portfolio continuously and carefully.

More than 50 funds invest in microfinance.

The fund earns interest out of investment in securities.

The real estate investments of the Fund require legal reviews of each investment opportunity.

The Fund continues to be unique among major pension funds in its commitment to global investment.

Invest financial assistance, but also management assistance.

Information regarding interested international investors and funds

At the end of the biennium, 9,923 million, or 49.2 per cent of the Fund apos s investments, were in currencies other than the United States dollar.

The issues to be considered will include (a) prospects for, and constraints on, foreign investment flows to LDCs, through investment funds such as country funds and venture capital funds (b) investment opportunities in LDCs by country and by sector (c) conditions for the creation of investment funds for LDCs.

2. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary General and to the members of the Investments Committee for the investment performances of the Fund, which contributed significantly to the actuarial surplus of the Fund as at 31 December 1999

Initially, it is anticipated that such investment would be short term only but, depending on the position of the Fund, the Secretary General could authorize longer term investments, consistent with the liquidity requirements of the Fund.

All LDCs that meet basic investment criteria will be able to benefit from UNCDF expertise and investment.

Or the deposits can be consumer paper issued by KKR Atlantic Financing, and the loans can be CDO sub prime mortgage tranches that KKR Atlantic holds in its portfolio.

Renews investment funds with 21.4 million established for 2006

UNFPA and UNDP regularly discuss UNFPA funds to ensure efficient cash and investment management.

European countries rank first among hosts for SWF investments, accounting for more than 40 of the total value of deals in 2011. The United States, where opposition to such investments has been stronger, accounts for less than 10 .

The Government to provide the resources for the sectoral, joint and institutional funds for boosting federal investment in experimental research and development (IDE).

The Conference called on the Board of Trustees of the ISF Waqf and the committee for the development of resources to redouble its efforts to ensure a better diversification of the investment portfolios of the Waqf funds through investment opportunities and in accordance with Islamic Sharia.

Investments will be made subject to programme country demand, matched by adequate funding, and fulfillment of basic investment criteria.

These funds are to philanthropy what venture capital, private equity, and eventually mutual funds are to investing, but with a twist because often a community forms around these funds, as it has at Acumen and other places.

As at 31 March 1998, funds were invested in 51 countries, including direct investments in 27 developing countries, and were in 33 different currencies.

Investments of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund

Figure 18 Cost of management of the Fund's portfolio by the Investment Management Service