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Sovereign wealth funds in theory and practice /
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) have been currently becoming a more and more important part of the international financial system. These institutions administrated more than USD 6 trillion under their asset management as of the end of 2013. SWFs are the funds owned by a state, set up for various macro...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Prague] :
Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press,
[2014]
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| Edición: | First English edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of pictures; List of tables; List of abbreviations; 1. Theoretical part; 1.1 Literature review; 1.2 Definition of State sovereign funds ; 1.3 Rise, development and role of SWFs; 1.3.1 Santiago Principles; 1.3.2 Individual objectives of funds; 1.4 Types of SWFs based on sources of capital accumulation; 1.5 Types of SWFs based on investment purposes; 1.5.1 Basic profile of SWFs; 1.5.2 Difference between SWFs and pension funds ; 1.6 Position of SWFs within global investors' portfolio; 1.7 Investment strategy; 1.8 Investment trends.
- 1.9 Macroeconomic impact of SWFs on home and host countries1.9.1 Impact on changes in currency rates, prices of assets and commodities; 1.9.2 Impact and effect of investment decisions of SWFs on their performance ; 1.10 Overview of selected SWFs ; 1.10.1 Analysis of Government Pension Fund (GPF); 1.10.2 Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) Fund; 1.10.3 China Investment Corporation (CIC) Fund; 1.10.4 Fundo Soberano do Brasil (FSB); 1.11 Overview of recent SWFs transactions; 2. Empirical part; 2.1 Introductory comments and methodology; 2.2 Analysis of volume of SWFs' assets.
- 2.3 Analysis of SWFs' transparency2.4 Indices of SWFs' transparency ; 2.4.1 The Peterson Institute's Index of Transparency ; 2.4.2 Linaburg-Maduell Index of Transparency (LMTI); 2.5 Analysis of SWFs from the institutional view; 2.6 Analysis of development of SWFs' assets in the 2008-2010 period ; 2.7 Macroeconomic impact and potential risks of SWFs; 2.7.1 Macroeconomic impacts; 2.7.2 A case study: Merger Tinto
- BHP Billition; 2.8 Analysis of the impact of funds on the increase of national wealth; 2.8.1 SWFs as saving institutions.
- 2.8.2 Profitability of SWF investments: public versus private sector2.8.3 Political context; 2.8.4 Tax policy; 2.8.5 Value of a fund and impact on wealth growth ; 2.8.6 Measuring efficiency of funds ; 2.9 SWFs and global disbalances; 2.10 Theoretical example: Possibility of setting up a SWF in the Czech Republic; 2.10.1 Economic crisis
- good chance to introduce changes; 2.10.2 Theoretical example of setting up a SWF in the Czech Republic; 2.10.3 Revenues of a SWF in the Czech Republic; 3. Executive summary; 4. Bibliography; 5. Appendices; Index.