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Sovereign wealth funds : threat or salvation? / Edwin M. Truman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, DC : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2010.Description: xiv, 186 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780881324983
  • 0881324981
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 332.67252   23
Contents:
1. Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Global Economy -- 2. What Are Sovereign Wealth Funds? -- 3. Issues and Concerns -- 4. Possible Policy Responses to Sovereign Wealth Funds -- 5. Accountability and Transparency: The Sovereign Wealth Fund Scoreboard -- 6. The Santiago Principles -- 7. Host-Country Responses to Sovereign Wealth Funds -- 8. The Future for Sovereign Wealth Funds.
Summary: This study examines the role of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in the global economy and financial system. Sovereign wealth funds are not a new phenomenon in international finance. Governments of a few countries have used similar entities to manage their international financial assets for several decades. Moreover, countries have always held international reserves, and government-owned entities have made cross-border investments for many years.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Global Economy -- 2. What Are Sovereign Wealth Funds? -- 3. Issues and Concerns -- 4. Possible Policy Responses to Sovereign Wealth Funds -- 5. Accountability and Transparency: The Sovereign Wealth Fund Scoreboard -- 6. The Santiago Principles -- 7. Host-Country Responses to Sovereign Wealth Funds -- 8. The Future for Sovereign Wealth Funds.

This study examines the role of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in the global economy and financial system. Sovereign wealth funds are not a new phenomenon in international finance. Governments of a few countries have used similar entities to manage their international financial assets for several decades. Moreover, countries have always held international reserves, and government-owned entities have made cross-border investments for many years.

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