IMF Working Papers

Sovereign Wealth Funds: Current Institutional and Operational Practices

By Peter J Kunzel, Cornelia Hammer, Iva Petrova

November 1, 2008

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Peter J Kunzel, Cornelia Hammer, and Iva Petrova. Sovereign Wealth Funds: Current Institutional and Operational Practices, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2008) accessed December 26, 2024
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Summary

While SWFs as a group share broad common institutional and operational practices, these practices also differ considerably reflecting the diversity of these institutions. These differences derive from the nature of the SWF (i.e., their original intent) as well as its legal personality. Thus, while SWF practices will continue to evolve, the fundamental objectives of different types of SWFs will continue to shape their practices going forward.

Subject: Accounting standards, Financial statements, Institutional arrangements for revenue administration, Investment policy, Legal support in revenue administration

Keywords: A number of SWFs, Management, Reserve fund, Rule, Swf, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    22

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2008/254

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2008254

  • ISBN:

    9781451871128

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941