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All items tagged SWFOpen Think Tank ArticlesJanuary 18, 2008 | Valuable CapitalNicolas Véron and Jakob von Weizsäcker: We find that investments by Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) are not a danger but a plus for developed countries. The growth prospects will tame SWFs for the time being. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesJuly 14, 2008 | Europe Should Lead Global Financial ReformOutperforming the dollar and the yen, the euro is a resounding success. ++ Still, Eurozone policymakers should allow for more economic freedom and encourage competition. ++ Europe should stop supporting national enterprises and give the ECB more support. ++ In terms of external economic policy, Europe should offer the world its experience and help reform the G8 and IMF as well as deal with ... MoreJuly 1, 2008 | Europe Must Avoid Becoming a Toy for SWFsRecent shifts in the behavior of key SWF’s has led to the fear that state-controlled investors may now be “aiming primarily for strategic rather than purely financial returns.” ++ In response, both the IMF and EU Commission are encouraging increased SWF transparency. ++ Transnational investments should be governed by the principle of reciprocity. ++ While protective measures should remain an ... MoreJune 20, 2008 | SWF Investments Are Not DangerousGao Xiqing, the president of China’s sovereign wealth fund expressed his frustration concerning the political opposition his fund sometimes faces when it attempts to invest in the West. ++ From the economic point of view, this is frightening. ++ Without SWF investments, the current financial crisis in the US would be much worse. ++ If SWF shareholders no longer feel welcome in the US, they ... MoreApril 29, 2008 | The Hysterical Fear of SWFs in UnjustifiedWestern politicians should avoid spreading alarm concerning the size and wealth of SWFs and turning their regulation into a restriction of foreign investment in general. ++ Caution is advisable but SWFs have till now been apolitical model investors. ++ SWFs may even prove instrumental for future political and economic stability as their direct stake in American and European prosperity continues ... MoreApril 14, 2008 | Do Not Regulate Sovereign Wealth FundsAs potentially non-economic agents, SWFs are threatening to affect the efficiency of the global market economy and distort the allocation of risk and resources. ++ Governance should remain adapted to the fund’s purpose and specific political and cultural setting, but increasing net returns will require transparency, and the professionalism and accountability of management, not further ... More |
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