Sovereign wealth fund (SWF)

SWFs look beyond Santiago

Although agreement on the Santiago Principles for sovereign wealth funds represents a remarkable achievement, the proof of their effectiveness will come in the implementation phase that has now started.

When will the sovereigns return - and how?

Participants in a conference on the management of sovereign assets and reserves, hosted by Central Banking Publications, were split over when public investors will regain their appetite for risk following significant losses during the current financial…

Taking Santiago forward: a 12-point plan

Sven Behrendt, an associate scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, presents a blueprint for a 12-point action plan on how the International Working Group of Sovereign Wealth Funds could move forward with the industry code of conduct…

SWF nations poor on governance: SF Fed's Glick

A considerable gulf exists between the governance standards of the economies in which sovereign wealth funds have been established and the standards of the industrial economies in which they are seeking to invest, a paper co-authored by Reuven Glick, the…

Assets are better kept with SWFs

Countries with a large foreign asset base tend to establish sovereign wealth funds as central banks' portfolio diversification tends is limited, says a new paper from the San Francisco Federal Reserve.

Norway to tap oil wealth

The Norwegian is expected to spend more of its oil revenues to avoid a severe recession, and might draw on the assets of its $332 billion (£222 billion) sovereign wealth fund to finance a new fiscal spending package.

SWF growth to slow

Stephen Jen, an economist at Morgan Stanley, has adjusted downward his estimate of the growth of sovereign wealth funds in the coming years.

Crisis triggered US review of SWF stance

American attitudes to sovereign investments have softened in the wake of the credit crunch and funds should not fear a regulatory backlash once normal conditions are restored, the chairman of the US Congressional Task Force on Sovereign Wealth Funds has…

Banking consolidation continues apace

After months of speculation of its weakest elements, the global banking sector has undergone what many are calling a long overdue consolidation within the space of a few days. Here's a summary of what has happened, its happening - and may happen next.

Triple shock leaves Wall Street in disarray

News of the Lehman Brothers' demise, the sale of Merrill Lynch and major concerns over the health of a range of other financial institutions has put the risk of rapid contagion and a systemic meltdown of the financial sector back at the top of central…

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