15.08.2016 - Jackson Forum to Address Sovereign Wealth Fund Issues
Challenges and obligations facing governments in managing sovereign wealth funds will be explored by international leaders during the Stroock Public Forum on Sovereign Wealth Wednesday, Aug. 24, from 6-8 p.m. in Jackson.Presented by the Stroock Forum, the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources and the Wyoming State Treasurer’s Office, the event will feature international experts and sovereign wealth fund managers from around the globe. Attendance is free and open to the public. The forum, at the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts, will precede the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. Sovereign wealth funds are government-owned funds invested in assets such as stocks, bonds, real estate and precious metals, or in alternative investments such as private equity funds or hedge funds. The Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund is an example of such a fund...............................................Full Article: Source
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