18.11.2013 - SWFs should rope in independent experts for risk, assets allocation
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), which have increasingly assumed key roles in their domestic economies and global financial markets, should provide for real delegation to an independent operational manager within overall limits on risk and/or asset allocation, according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper. “The assets under management by SWFs have grown rapidly over the last few years, driven by balance of payment surpluses and commodity prices,” IMF said in the paper. Upper-end estimates indicate total SWF assets of around $5tn. This figure may double count some sovereign assets, by including central bank assets that are already captured in official reserves, the paper said...............................................Full Article: Source
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