The U.S. and the UK each announced they were establishing sovereign wealth funds. We explore the purposes and types of sovereign wealth funds, how they invest, and some concerns with the U.S. establishing one.
Topics covered include:
What are the four types of sovereign wealth funds, and why the U.S. doesn't fit the typical use caseHow sovereign wealth funds navigate between politics and generating high returnsWhy a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, depending on its size, could crowd out other investment capital, leading to lower investment returnsHow the U.S. federal government already invests in its economy without a sovereign wealth fund
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Show Notes
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Orders Plan for a United States Sovereign Wealth Fund—The White House
A Plan For Establishing A United States Sovereign Wealth Fund—The White House
International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds
Sovereign Wealth Funds: Past, Present and Future by Salman Bahooab, Ilan Alonb, and Andrea Paltrinieria—ScienceDirect
Guardians releases 2024 Annual Report—NZ Super Fund
UK Wealth Fund Brings Government And Private Investment Together by Efraim Chalamish—Global Finance
2024 Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management Study—Invesco
Top 100 Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund Rankings by Total Assets—Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute
The Importance and Perspectives of Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Globalised Economy by Jan Černohorský and Kateřina Tesnerová—SHS Conferences
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