Other investors were Capital Research Global Investors, Capital World Investors, the Kuwait Investment Authority, the New Jersey Division of Investment, shareholder Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia and former Chief Executive Sanford Weill and his family foundation.

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Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud's Saudi-listed investment vehicle Kingdom Holding fell 60% in the last year as shares of Citigroup--once its largest holding--lost 90% of its value in 12 months.

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Since Forbes' first China rich list in 1999, Sichuanese tycoon Mou Qizhong, actress Liu Xiaoqing, orchid king Yang Bin, Shanghai developer Zhou Zhengyi, entrepreneur Tang Wanxin and investment boss Zhang Rongkun have been sentenced to prison for crimes ranging from tax evasion to fraud to stock manipulation to bribery.

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