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OSLO, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Norway’s $1.5 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, mentioned on Friday it has been appointed by a U.S. courtroom to co-lead an ongoing U.S. securities class motion referring to the now-bankrupt Silicon Valley Financial institution (SVB).
SVB’s collapse in March was the set off for the worst banking shock for the reason that 2008 international monetary disaster, sending financial institution shares globally on a wild trip.
The Norwegian fund mentioned the SVB case raised vital considerations concerning the integrity of the general public markets, the governance of enormous monetary establishments and the pursuits of the investor group extra broadly.
“We handle cash on behalf of all Norwegians. I see it as our responsibility to take authorized motion to each maximise our recoveries after the SVB collapse and to sign that this isn’t acceptable market behaviour,” the fund’s Chief Govt Nicolai Tangen mentioned in a press release.
The fund, which invests Norway’s surplus oil and gasoline income overseas, is the world’s largest single inventory market investor, proudly owning some 1.5% of all globally listed shares with stakes in additional than 9,200 firms.
It held a 1% stake in SVB on the finish of 2022, valued at $137.9 million, in response to knowledge on the fund’s web site.
The opposite co-lead plaintiff within the class motion is Swedish pension fund Sjunde AP-fonden (AP7), the Norwegian fund mentioned.
Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis. Modifying by Jane Merriman, Kirsten Donovan
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