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Perceptions hamper SWF progress

26 May 2010

SWF could benefit from the global downturn but concerns over transparency remain, says survey

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The global downturn has spurred interest in SWF investment but concerns over transparency could obstruct their investment strategies, according to the Sovereign Brands Survey 2010, the most extensive study into the attitudes of global broad elites to sovereign wealth as a concept, the reputation of host nations and sovereign wealth funds.

Conducted by Hill & Knowlton and Penn Schoen Berland, two research and communications strategy consultants, the study interviewed elites in seven markets on their views of...


 

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