Sovereign Wealth Funds : Background and Policy Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taxation.

Chile.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (20 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on investment funds owned and managed by national governments, known as sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). Covers which countries operate SWFs; size of SWF market; and policy issues tied to transparency, governance-related concerns, non-commercial investment motives, U.S. taxation, and existing legislation. Summarizes global response to SWFs, including code of conduct agreed upon in Sept. 2008, by International Working Group of Sovereign Wealth Funds at meetings in Santiago, Chile; and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development program to establish standards for SWF investment by member countries.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Sovereign Wealth Funds

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