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Chapter 1 Demystifying Sovereign Wealth Funds »
Source: Economics of Sovereign Wealth Funds
Series: Books
Author(s): Udaibir Das , Adnan Mazarei , and Han Hoorn
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 09 December 2010
ISBN: 9781589069275
Keywords: investors, bonds, investment strategies, principals, financial markets
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have grown rapidly in recent years in both number and assets, emerging as significant and sometimes controversial players in global capital markets. Before 2000, almost two doze...

Chapter 14 The Macroeconomic Impact of Sovereign Wealth Funds »
Source: Economics of Sovereign Wealth Funds
Series: Books
Author(s): Udaibir Das , Adnan Mazarei , and Han Hoorn
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 09 December 2010
ISBN: 9781589069275
Keywords: investors, bonds, investment strategies, principals, financial markets
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have come to play an increasingly large role in the global financial landscape. Their rise reflects, in part, the buildup of global current account imbalances in the run-up to t...

Chapter 11 Investment Objectives of Sovereign Wealth Funds: A Shifting Paradigm »
Source: Economics of Sovereign Wealth Funds
Series: Books
Author(s): Udaibir Das , Adnan Mazarei , and Han Hoorn
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 09 December 2010
ISBN: 9781589069275
Keywords: investors, bonds, investment strategies, principals, financial markets
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) were severely hit by the global financial crisis. With increased public scrutiny over hefty losses incurred during the crisis, many SWFs have reviewed existing investment practi...

Chapter 5 Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Santiago Principles1 »
Source: Economics of Sovereign Wealth Funds
Series: Books
Author(s): Udaibir Das , Adnan Mazarei , and Han Hoorn
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 09 December 2010
ISBN: 9781589069275
Keywords: investors, bonds, investment strategies, principals, financial markets
The public policy focus on sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) during 2007–08 raised several important issues relevant for the functioning of the international monetary system. These issues encompassed the manner...

3 Defining, Measuring, and Predicting Soundness »
Source: Bank Soundness and Macroeconomic Policy
Series: Books
Author(s): Matthew Saal , Carl-Johan Lindgren , and G. Garcia
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 16 September 1996
ISBN: 9781557755995
Keywords: banking, loans, banking system, interest, banking sector
Bank soundness is a concept commonly used to denote, for example, an ability to withstand adverse events. Nevertheless, its usage is typically imprecise and gives rise to questions...