Sovereign Wealth Funds
Funds run by governments are worth a staggering $5 trillion 鈥� and growing fast. Should we worry about the power of Sovereign Wealth Funds? Peter Day investigates.
They are worth a staggering $5 trillion 鈥� and growing fast 鈥� but little is known about them. Sovereign Wealth Funds 鈥� funds run by governments around the world 鈥� have become an essential lubricant in the international financial system. Peter Day asks if we should we be concerned about the power of these funds? Or, on the contrary, are they a steadying force in an unstable economic world.
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Kathryn Saklatvala
Sovereign Investor Institute
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Patrick Thomson听
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
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Jin Liqun听
Former China International Capital Corporation
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Eric J Wiener听
author of the book The Shadow Market
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Uche Orje
Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority
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James Gray
Shetland Islands Council鈥檚 Executive Manager, Finance
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- Thu 6 Nov 2014 13:05GMT麻豆社 World Service Online
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