Sovereign Wealth Funds
Funds run by governments are worth a staggering $5 trillion – and growing fast. Should we worry about the power of Sovereign Wealth Funds? Peter Day investigates.
They are worth a staggering $5 trillion – and growing fast – but little is known about them. Sovereign Wealth Funds – funds run by governments around the world – 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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Contributors to this programme
Kathryn Saklatvala
Sovereign Investor Institute
Patrick Thomson
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Jin Liqun
Former China International Capital Corporation
Eric J Wiener
author of the book The Shadow Market
Uche Orje
Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority
James Gray
Shetland Islands Council’s Executive Manager, Finance
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- Thu 6 Nov 2014 13:05GMTBBC World Service Online
- Thu 6 Nov 2014 20:05GMTBBC World Service Online
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