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Sovereign Wealth Funds: Threat or Salvation? Neither. How long have these large pools of government-owned or-controlled funds existed? More than five decades. How are they financed? Predominantly, but not exclusively, from excess accumulations of foreign exchange reserves, often derived from the exp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Truman, Edwin M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Peterson Institute for International Economics, ©2010.
Temas:
Sovereign wealth funds.
Investment of public funds.
Investments, Foreign.
International finance.
Fonds souverains.
Investissement de fonds publics.
Investissements étrangers.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Investments & Securities > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Ch 1 Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Global Economy
  • Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Global Financial Crisis
  • Response to Sovereign Wealth Funds
  • Structure of the Book
  • Ch 2 What Are Sovereign Wealth Funds?
  • What, When, and How?
  • Potential for Growth
  • Sovereign Wealth Funds and the International Financial System
  • Ch 3 Issues and Concerns
  • Mismanagement of Investments
  • Pursuit of Political or Economic Power Objectives
  • Financial Protectionism
  • Market Turmoil and Uncertainty
  • Conflicts of InterestConcluding Comments
  • Ch 4 Possible Policy Responses to Sovereign Wealth Funds
  • Comprehensive Regulation
  • Prohibition of Specific Investments
  • Limitations on Investment Activities
  • Reciprocal Arrangements
  • Ch 5 Accountability and Transparency: The Sovereign Wealth Fund Scoreboard
  • The Scoreboard
  • Elements of the Scoreboard
  • Evidence of Progress
  • Comparison with Other Indices and Indicators
  • Arguments against the Scoreboard Approach
  • The Scoreboard and Concerns about Sovereign Wealth Funds
  • Appendix 5A Scoreboard for Sovereign Wealth Funds Ch 6 The Santiago Principles
  • International Working Group
  • Assessment of the Santiago Principles
  • Discussion of the Santiago Principles
  • Next Steps
  • Ch 7 Host-Country Responses to Sovereign Wealth Funds
  • OECD Response
  • Assessment of Collective Actions
  • Actions by Individual Countries
  • Reciprocal Responsibility
  • Ch 8 The Future for Sovereign Wealth Funds
  • Upgrading the Santiago Principles
  • Augmented Reciprocal Responsibility
  • Improving Data Collection and Related Disclosures
  • A Comprehensive Investment Framework as the Ultimate Goal References
  • Index

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