What Leaders are SayingMonday 09. of June 2008 Global Monitor Finds Bahrain Sovereign Wealth Fund Most Transparent in the GulfBahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company, Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund, has ranked first for transparency in the Gulf region, according to new research conducted by the independent Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. Wednesday 21. of May 2008 The Rise of Sovereign Wealth Funds: Impacts on US Foreign Policy and Economic InterestsTestimony of Edwin M. Truman Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, US House of Representatives, Washington, May 21, 2008 Friday 14. of March 2008 "Sovereign Wealth Funds" Are Beneficial and Safe for U.S. EconomySovereign Wealth Fund" investment, like all foreign investment, benefits the U.S. economy in myriad ways. Accordingly, it should be treated like all foreign investment: welcomed, but also subject to laws and regulations that could block proposed deals that are found to pose risks to U.S. national s... Friday 29. of February 2008 Comments of Deputy Secretary of State Robert M. Kimmitt To The US Israel Executive SummitThe halls of government and the financial community are consumed with talk about sovereign wealth funds – large pools of capital managed separately from official reserves. These funds are estimated at $2.5 trillion today, growing to $12.5 trillion over the next 5 years. Wednesday 05. of December 2007 Transparency in Sovereign Wealth FundsUS Senator Hillary Clinton (now US Secretary of State) and the Wall Street Journal editorial board agree on at least one issue: Our government should insist that sovereign wealth funds be more transparent. But their well-intentioned prescriptions do not translate into good results in either finance ... Thursday 08. of November 2007 The Carnegie Endowment On Sovereign Wealth FundsOne of the biggest and most controversial developments in the field of international investment is the increasing power of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in world financial markets. These funds will play an extremely important role in the future as more and more governments are creating and investing... |
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