Sovereign wealth funds: Panic

There is public and political pressure to keep out or at least regulate sovereign wealth funds. It must be resisted

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IFLR‘s journalists in London, New York and Hong Kong all agree: people are overreacting to sovereign wealth funds.

These controversial investment vehicles have become increasingly political since the turn of the year. French President Nicolas Sarkozy spoke out against them and German Chancellor Angela Merkel reinforced her stance against them. Even in the midst of the US race for President, Hillary Clinton tried to turn the topic into a vote winner.

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