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What are Sovereign Wealth Funds. What are the 5 largest funds (please rank then by market capitalization). ? What are these 5 funds used for? Does China have SWFs? What are the goals of the Chinese SWFs? (20 lines min.).
Region | Assets, billions USD[21] |
Inception | Origin | ||
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Norway | GPF | Government Pension Fund - Global | 1186.7 | 1990 | Oil |
China | CIC | China Investment Corporation | 940.6 | 2007 | Non-commodity |
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi |
ADIA | Abu Dhabi Investment Authority | 696.7 | 1976 | Oil |
Kuwait | KIA | Kuwait Investment Authority | 592.0 | 1953 | Oil, Non-commodity |
Saudi Arabia | SAMA | SAMA Foreign Holdings | 514 |
TOP SOVEREGIN WEALTH FUNDS ARE AS LISTED
A sovereign wealth fund (SWF), sovereign investment fund, or social wealth fund is a state-owned investment fund that invests in real and financial assets such as stocks, bonds, real estate, precious metals, or in alternative investments such as private equity fund or hedge funds. Sovereign wealth funds invest globally. Most SWFs are funded by revenues from commodity exports or from foreign-exchange reserves held by the central bank.
China has several SWF's largest being is CHINA INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Energy security is a key driving force of the energy investment policy of China's SWFs.
It is recognised that the energy investment of SWFs must follow a sustainable path to coordinate energy security, economic growth, return on investment and national security concerns. Government policymakers are urged to balance the financial and political returns on SWFs against potential negative effects.
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