SWF Asset Allocation after the Financial Crisis – Increased Diversification Requires Enhanced Political Risk Management

by Dr. Eliot Kalter Dr. Eliot Kalter delivered this presentation at the CFA Institute conference in March, 2012 Table of Contents: I. Emerging

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Political Risk – An Important Issue for Sovereign Wealth Funds

by Dr. David A. Glancy Political risk is any event that can directly or indirectly alter the value of an economic

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Redefining Political Risk Management – The SWF Dimension

by Dr. Eliot Kalter Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are becoming significant players in an unstable global financial stage. The financial

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Persian Gulf based SWFs & Financial Hubs in Bahrain, Dubai and Qatar – A Case of Competitive Branding

by Asim Ali, Shatha Al-Aswad Competitive branding between Bahrain, Qatar, and UAE has been made apparent on different levels; from oil,

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SWFs and the Economic Development Agenda – Reflections on the “Arab Spring”

by Elijah Reese Without preference to the Arab world, economic challenges fuel social pressures. As the Arab Spring has ably demonstrated,

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Proposed Tax Regulations Protect U.S. Tax Exemption for Sovereign Wealth Investors

by Joel D. Almquist, Won-Han Cheng, Thomas F. Holt, Jr., Scott D. Newman, Theodore L. Press, Charles H. Purcell, Roger S.

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Sovereign Wealth Funds, Debt Issuances, and the Development of Capital Markets

by Patrick J. Schena, Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi Can and do sovereign wealth funds (SWF) promote the development of capital markets? SWFs

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Factoring Exchange Rate Policy into your Investment Strategy – Risks Facing Andean Countries

by Dr. Eliot Kalter Dr. Eliot Kalter’s Presentation in October, 2011 outlines the implications of surging capital inflows and the difficult policy

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Entry into US Credit Markets by Sovereign Wealth Funds and Enterprises Controlled by Sovereign Wealth Funds

by Sean P. Mahoney, Eric S. Yoon Recent developments have brought the structure of commercial lending platforms into sharp focus.  The

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Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Privatization of State Assets – Toward a Life-Cycle Framework

by Jonathan Brookfield, Patrick J. Schena, Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi (Article Contribution to Report “Braving the New World: Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment

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Sovereign Wealth Funds’ Public Policy and Asset Allocation After the Financial Crisis

by Dr. Eliot Kalter Dr. Eliot Kalter’s Presentation in October 2010 explains the relevance of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs), outlines

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Euro Zone Crisis and Sovereign Wealth Funds

by Dr. Eliot Kalter, Thomas F. Holt The authors write for Reuters on Euro Zone Crisis and Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs)  

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Key International Issues for Sovereign Wealth Funds

by Dr. Eliot Kalter, Thomas F. Holt This report, a product of CEME’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Initiative (SWFI), is based on discussions

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The Sovereign Wealth Fund Initiative in the Context of the International Working Group of Sovereign Wealth Funds

by Dr. Eliot Kalter, Thomas F. Holt This note describes the role of the CEME’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Initiative (SWFI) in the

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