Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 03/2010

Sovereign wealth funds: much ado about some money

Charles Kovacs

October 2009

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

Abstract

This Perspective makes the point that sovereign wealth funds constitute only one of the pools of anonymous capital, and for that matter, not even one of the most important ones. However, the author recognizes that issues of national security are involved and require attention.