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Data Alert: Global Sovereign Wealth Funds Reached US$4 Trillion

26 May 2010

Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have existed for decades, but their total size worldwide has increased dramatically over the past 10-15 years. Most of the growth has been the result of a surge in current account surpluses from exports of oil and other commodities, fiscal surpluses, accumulated public savings, large privatisation receipts or pension reserves. The Australian Government’s Future Fund is one of the largest of its kind in the world and ranks as one of the most transparent.

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