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Norway seeks new chief to turn $1.2tn tanker

Norway’s central bank has posted a discreet advert for someone to step in as the head of Norges Bank Investment Management.

Norway’s $1.2tn sovereign wealth fund is the largest in the world. The fund owns the equivalent of 1.4% of every listed company in the world.

Just 3% of its holdings are in property – although that does equate to $36bn – and it has been getting more heavily involved in real estate over the past decade as it is concerned about over-exposure to the stock market.

The FT (£)

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