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Sovereign Wealth Funds

Funds run by governments are worth a staggering $5 trillion – and growing fast. Should we worry about the power of Sovereign Wealth Funds? Peter Day investigates.

They are worth a staggering $5 trillion – and growing fast – but little is known about them. Sovereign Wealth Funds – funds run by governments around the world – have become an essential lubricant in the international financial system. Peter Day asks if we should we be concerned about the power of these funds? Or, on the contrary, are they a steadying force in an unstable economic world.

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25 minutes

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Thu 6 Nov 2014 20:05GMT

Contributors to this programme

Kathryn Saklatvala

Sovereign Investor Institute

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Patrick ThomsonÌý

J.P. Morgan Asset Management

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Jin LiqunÌý

Former China International Capital Corporation

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Eric J WienerÌý

author of the book The Shadow Market

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Uche Orje

Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority

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James Gray

Shetland Islands Council’s Executive Manager, Finance

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  • Thu 6 Nov 2014 13:05GMT
  • Thu 6 Nov 2014 20:05GMT

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