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Europe Wary of Russia’s Sovereign Wealth Funds
The lack of investment reciprocity between Europe and Russia, especially in energy assets, is beginning to raise some concerns among officials – especially considering that the president-to-be...
View ArticleBuilding Rules for Sovereign Wealth Funds
The Wall Street Journal features a column from Sen. Evan Bayh calling for more rules on SWF. This should be taken very seriously. Time for Sovereign Wealth Rules By EVAN BAYH February 13, 2008; Page...
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Why Should We Worry about Russia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund?
I hear a lot of convincing arguments about why we shouldn’t worry about the Kremlin’s sovereign wealth ambitions. After all, Russia’s $150 billion stabilization fund is comparatively tiny considering...
View ArticleEdwin Truman Speech on Sovereign Wealth Funds
Here is an interesting talk by Edwin M. Truman of the Peterson Institute on the potential threat (or lack thereof) of sovereign wealth funds to the United States: Question: Do sovereign wealth funds...
View ArticleU.S. Sets Principles on SWFs
This one comes from the Financial Times: US agrees on principles for wealth funds By Daniel Dombey in Washington The US announced on Thursday that it had reached an agreement with Abu Dhabi and...
View ArticleOECD on Sovereign Wealth
Two reports from the Wall Street Journal caught my eye today – the first one being that the U.S. Energy Information Administration is now saying that it expects $100 a barrel oil to be the norm for...
View ArticleState Capitalism a Bigger Threat than Sovereign Wealth
Quite the interesting column in the Wall Street Journal this week: Don’t Pick on Sovereign Wealth By DOUGLAS REDIKER and HEIDI CREBO-REDIKER FROM TODAY’S WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE July 17, 2008 Under...
View ArticleSWFs Are the Solution, Says Dresdner Analyst
Analyst Arnab Das of Dresdner Kleinwort writes in the Financial Times that sovereign wealth funds are the solution to the global financial crisis, and should not be subjected to so much scrutiny. SWFs...
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Gulf Responds to Crisis with Patience
When one turns on the news today, there’s a good chance that they will be faced with the image of a well-dressed professional exiting their office carrying a simple cardboard box: a sad sight for sure...
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A Breakfast with Ian Bremmer
A power shift from New York to Washington, from Dubai to Abu Dhabi, from Shanghai to Beijing. The fall of globalization and the rise of state capitalism. President Obama shifting global opinion of the...
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