Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s Blog

Defining which funds are sovereign wealth funds (SWF) is tricky at best.  A relatively strict definition is employed by Monitor Group, which defines SWF’s as investment funds that:
1.        Are owned directly by a sovereign government.
2.        Are managed independently of other state financial institutions.
3.        Do not have predominant explicit pension obligations.
4.        Invest in a diverse set [...]