LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) – Sovereign wealth funds are
shying away from making large mergers and acquisitions, at least
in public, with announced activity volumes tumbling to less than
a tenth of last year, Thomson Reuters data shows.

Worldwide announced M&A volumes involving these funds, a
giant $4-5 trillion industry which manages windfall revenues for
future generations, fell to $787 million in January to Feb 28,
compared with $8.6 billion in the same period last year.

LONDON (Reuters) – Investors boosted their equity holdings to a 11-month high in February while they slashed bonds and cash allocation as monetary easing from major central banks, especially from the euro zone, eased concerns about the sovereign debt crisis.

The surveys of 56 leading investment houses in the United States, continental Europe, Britain and Japan showed on Wednesday a typical balanced portfolio held 52.3 percent of its assets in equities, compared with 50.5 percent last month.

LONDON (Reuters) – Investors boosted their equity holdings to a 11-month high in February while they slashed bonds and cash allocation as monetary easing from major central banks, especially from the euro zone, eased concerns about the sovereign debt crisis.

The surveys of 56 leading investment houses in the United States, continental Europe, Britain and Japan showed on Wednesday a typical balanced portfolio held 52.3 percent of its assets in equities, compared with 50.5 percent last month.