Here now, the news:

• SWFs apparently now have $5 trillion in assets under management. 
• In a bad year for almost all institutional investors, ATP earned 26%. Nuts!
• The Russian republic of Tatarstan has launched a new strategic investment fund for cleantech.
• West Virginians want a permanent fund for coal revenues.
• Did you know: South Carolina's pension has roughly 50% of AUM in alternative assets. I did not know that. That's a lot.
• There appears to be lots of bidders for Sidney's desalination plant. And some big instos are among them, such as OTPP and QIC.