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Sovereign Wealth Funds and Social Finance – The Case for Islamic Finance and Impact Investing

November 27, 2012August 27, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Asim Ali, Impact Investing, Inclusive Society, Islamic Finance, Long Term Investment, Risk Management, Shatha Al-Aswad, Social Principles, sovereign wealth funds

by Asim Ali, Shatha Al-Aswad With the continuing political turmoil in the Middle East region and financial uncertainties in the global

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Defining an Ecosystem for Social Finance

November 21, 2012August 27, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Actors, Ecosystem, Impact Investment, Institutions, Kanishk Bishnoi, Nicholas Roose, Social Finance

by Nicholas Roose, Kanishk Bishnoi The ecosystem that supports social finance represents an impressive confluence of actors and institutions. This note provides

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Sovereign Investment Vehicles and the Case for Social Returns – Toward a Research Agenda

November 15, 2012August 27, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Asset Class, Hypothesis Testing, Impact Investing, Investment Strategy, Kanishk Bishoi, Mandate, Nicholas Roose, Patrick Schena, Philanthropy, Social Finance, Social Returns, Socially Responsible Investment (SRI), Sovereign Investment Vehicles, sovereign wealth funds, Sustainable Development

by Patrick J. Schena, Nicholas Roose, Kanishk Bishoi While SWFs unequivocally seek financial returns as a result of various mandates, there

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Growing a Middle East Middle Class – Where a Small Investment Goes a Long Way

November 12, 2012August 27, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Arab Spring, CHF International, Development Industry, Donor Funds, Elissa McCarter, Entreprenuership, Financing, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Investment, Loan Guarantee, Low Income, Microenterprise, Microfinance, Middle East, Private Capital, Small Enterprise, SME, SME Loan

by Elissa McCarter Elissa McCarter, Vice President of Development Finance at CHF International, explores the tremendous opportunities presented by the political

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Institutional Investor Asset Management in a Low Return-High Risk World

September 13, 2012August 27, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Alternative Assets, Asset Class Performance, Asset Management, Diversification, Eliot Kalter, Global Asset Allocation, Global Assets Under Management, Global Financial Stock, Global Risks, Institutional Investor, Investment Strategy, Low Return-High Risk, Macro Environment, Pension Funds, Portfolio Optimization, sovereign wealth funds

by Dr. Eliot Kalter Dr. Eliot Kalter’s Presentation at Americas Government Funds Roundtable, 13-14 September, 2012 Table of Contents: I. Global Economic

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Chinese banks controlled by SWFs receive key approvals from Federal Reserve, highlighting treatment of SWFs under US banking laws

July 25, 2012August 30, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Bank Holding Company, BHC Act, Chinese Banks, Eric Yoon, Federal Reserve Board (FRB), Foreign Entities, Foreign Government Control, Non-Banking Activities, Ownership Structure, Sean Mahoney, sovereign wealth funds, US Regulations

by Sean P. Mahoney, Eric S. Yoon Can and should Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) become bank holding companies in the

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Regulatory Reform and its Implications for SWF Risk Management in the “New Era”

July 14, 2012August 30, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Collateral Management, Counter-Party Risk, Derivatives, Derivatives Regulations, Dodd-Frank Act, European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), False Claims Act (FCA), Financial Infrastructure, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Liquidity Management, OTC Derivatives, Regulations, Regulatory Landscape, Regulatory Reforms, Regulatory Reporting, Risk Management, Ron D’Vari, Safe Assets, Sovereign Ratings, sovereign wealth funds

by Dr. Ron D’Vari Dr. D’Vari discusses global risk management and the investment landscape for Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and

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Building Capacity for Geopolitical Risk Analysis

July 3, 2012August 30, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Building Capacity, Checklists, David Glancy, Framework, Geopolitical Risk, Geopolitics, Institutional Capacity, Risk Analysis, Risk Identification, Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Risk Monitoring

by Dr. David A. Glancy The ever-evolving state of global politics ensures that unexpected political events will inevitably occur. As this

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Attracting Talent to the Frontiers of Finance

June 30, 2012August 30, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Alberta Investment Management Corporation, Alternative Assets, Ashby Monk, Direct Investment, Emerging Markets, Financial Hubs, Frontier Finance, Hiring Talent, Institutional Investor, Investment Professionals, Jagdeep Bachher, Labor Pool, Moneyball, Pension Funds, Post 2008 Financial Crisis, Salaries and Pay, sovereign wealth funds

by Jagdeep Singh Bachher, Ashby H. B. Monk In the aftermath of the financial crisis, institutional investors have become increasingly dissatisfied with

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On the Need to Rethink the Endowment Model… Again

June 25, 2012August 30, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Asset Allocation, Asset Correlations, Capital Requirements, Compensation Incentives, Eliot Kalter, Endowment Model, Harvard Investment Model, Investment Strategies, Liabilities, Liquidity, Liquidity Puzzle, Norway Pension Funds, Patrick Schena, Pension Funds, Post 2008 Financial Crisis, Risk Structures under Stress, Risk-Return, sovereign wealth funds, Yale Investment Model

by Patrick J. Schena, Eliot Kalter While it is true that Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) have been attracted to university endowments

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Leviathans Double Bottom Line – Sovereign Wealth Funds as Tools of Strategic Statecraft

June 14, 2012August 27, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Cross Border Investments, Diplomacy, Economics, Elena Obukhova, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Global Finance, Intimidation by Implication, Investment Approach, Power Theory, Shannon Murphy, Soft Power, sovereign wealth funds, Strategic Benefits

by Shannon A. Murphy Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) account for a massive, and growing, source of global financial capital. SWFs

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A Conversation with Mr. Ewart Williams, Governor, Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago

June 7, 2012August 27, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Central Bank, Eliot Kalter, Ewart Williams, Heritage and Stabilization Fund (HSF), Interview, Patrick Schena, Trinidad and Tobago

by Eliot Kalter, Patrick Schena In June Sovereign Wealth Fund Initiative (SWFI) co-heads Eliot Kalter and Patrick Schena had the occasion

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FCPA and Other Anti-Corruption Concerns Facing Sovereign Wealth Funds

April 23, 2012August 30, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Amy Sommers, Anti-Corruption Regulation, Compliance, Elizabeth Robertson, Legal, Luke Cadigan, People’s Republic of China’s Antibribery Laws, Reputation Risk, Robert Hadley, Santiago Principles, Sovereign Immunity, sovereign wealth funds, U.K. Bribery Act, U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)

by Luke Cadigan, Robert Hadley, Elizabeth Robertson, Amy Sommers Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) wield a staggering amount of financial influence. Given

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Domestic Constraints on Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment Activity

April 17, 2012August 30, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Domestic Constraints, Home Government, International Law, International Legal Regime, Investment Activities, Investment Objectives, Jeremy Leong, Legal, sovereign wealth funds

by Jeremy Leong Much of the sovereign wealth fund (“SWF”) debate has taken place in the international context and understandably

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Regime Changer? Sovereign Wealth Funds and the International Investment System

April 17, 2012August 30, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Bilateral Investment Treaties, Current State, David Fromm, International Investment Framework, International Investment Law, International Investment System, Investment Regime, Investor-State Dispute, Legal, National Treatment Standards, Post Entry Standards, Pre Entry Standards, sovereign wealth funds, Structural Issues

by David G. Fromm In the past two decades, the use of bilateral investment treaties as vehicles to facilitate foreign direct

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Reflections on the Legal Nature of SWFs – Public or Private Investment Beasts?

April 15, 2012August 30, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Dispute Resolution, Eliza Malathouni, International Law, Legal, Legal Nature, Ownership, Procedural Law, Public vs Private, Reflections, Santiago Principles, sovereign wealth funds, Substantive Law

by Eliza Malathouni This contribution examines the nature of SWFs as both public and private bodies in an effort to more

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SWFs and Egypt – A Fresh Look at Infrastructure Funding and Investments

March 31, 2012August 31, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Arab Spring, Asim Ali, Capital Building, Capital Diversification, Development Funding, Direct Investment, Diversification, Egypt, Infrastructure Funding, Investments, Islamic Finance, Neighbourly, Persian Gulf States, Shatha Al-Aswad, Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs)

by Asim Ali, Shatha Al-Aswad This paper argues that “neighborly investment” by the Persian Gulf states and their Sovereign Wealth Funds

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Drivers of Strategic Asset Allocation Decisions for Sovereign Wealth Funds

March 30, 2012August 30, 2017 Anurag Rastogi 0 Comment Asset Allocation, Drivers, Funding Source, Global Asset Allocation, Investment Horizon, Investment Mandates, Investment Philosophy, Investment Strategy, Policy Purpose, Portfolio, Recent Funds, Shuvam Dutta, sovereign wealth, sovereign wealth funds, Sub-prime crisis, Theoretical Drivers

by Shuvam Dutta In this paper, the author examines the theoretical underpinnings that have guided the investment philosophy of sovereign wealth, compares

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