Setting up a Sovereign Wealth Fund.
This paper offers a policy and operational ""roadmap"" to policymakers considering setting up an SWF. It should also be of interest to policymakers in countries where SWFs are already in place, to review their existing policies and operations. Finally, it offers an opportunity to...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington :
International Monetary Fund,
2009.
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Colección: | IMF Working Papers.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Glossary; I. Introduction; II. What is a Sovereign Wealth Fund?; III. When to Set Up an SWF?; A. When are a Country's Reserves Adequate?; B. What are the Options in Case of Ample Reserves?; C. What if BoP Crises Call for Liquidity Support from the SWF?; IV. What Are An SWF's Objectives?; A. Can SWFs be Distinguished by Their Stated Policy Objectives?; B. How to Formulate Operational Objectives to Achieve Policy Objectives?; V. What are the Funding, Withdrawal, and Spending Rules of an SWF?; A. Rules for Transferring Funds between an SWF and its Owner.
- VI. Some Considerations in Determining the Institutional Structure?A. SWFs as a Unit within a Central Bank or the Ministry of Finance, or, as a Separate Legal Entity?; B. How are the Decision-Making Hierarchy and Lines of Reporting Organized?; VII. What Determines the Investment Policy?; A. What are the General Considerations in Designing an SWF's SAA?; B. What are the Considerations for an SWF to Finance Domestic Projects?; C. What are the Considerations when an SWF Hires External Asset Managers?; VIII. Conclusion; References.