Sovereign Wealth Funds, the large investment funds supported by
governments, are mostly a positive economic force that can provide a
shot in the arm to the companies -- and countries -- they invest in.
They are also a stabilizing force for the nation where the investment
originates. Those are some of the main takeaways from a new study, "The
Brave New World of Sovereign Wealth Funds," conducted by Wharton MBA
students and sponsored by the Wharton Leadership Center and the Joseph
H. Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies. The
research suggests there is little reason to worry about these funds
acting from political rather than economic motives. In an interview with
Knowledge@Wharton, Wharton management professor Mauro F. Guillén,
who helped to oversee the research, and two Wharton MBA candidates
present some of the study's key findings. An edited transcript of the
interview follows. The complete study can be downloaded
as a pdf here.
To read the full, original article click on this link: The Brave New World of Sovereign Wealth Funds - Knowledge@Wharton
Author: Knowledge@Wharton
