| Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan opposes the creation of a sovereign fund with a share of the 560 billion Swiss francs ($559.33 billion) that the central bank has invested, according to an interview he gave to Swiss television station SRF that was published on Monday on its Internet site.
"That's not a good idea," Jordan told the Swiss television programme ECO. "I hardly think such a sovereign fund could produce greater returns than those we are already achieving." For one, Switzerland's money is already invested, he said. Additionally, Jordan said such a sovereign wealth fund for Switzerland, such as Norway has created with money from its significant oil reserves, would do nothing to weaken the Swiss franc against the euro...............................................Full Article: Source
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