Sovereign Wealth Funds: Investment and Governance Practices

Ainina, Fall; Mohan, Nancy

doi:10.1080/10599231.2010.520642

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“…The NGPF‐G is the largest SWF in the world, owning approximately 1.2% of all globally listed securities and approximately 2.5% of all European listed securities (Norges Bank Investment Management, ). The Norwegian Ministry of Finance manages it, with operational management being delegated to Norges Bank Investment Management, a subsidiary of the Norwegian Central Bank (Ainina & Mohan, ).…”

Section: The Norwegian Government Pension Fund‐globalmentioning

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Sovereign wealth funds, productivity and people: The impact of Norwegian Government Pension Fund‐Global investments in the United Kingdom

Goergen

O’Sullivan

Wood

et al. 2018

Human Res Mgmt Journal

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Sovereign wealth funds have an increasing presence in the global financial ecosystem, principally through their investments in equities, which, in turn, may influence HRM. This study examines the influence of the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, the Norwegian Government Pension Fund-Global (NGPF-G), on employment in its U.K. investee firms. We find that firms with NGPF-G invest- We draw out the key implications of our findings for HR practice. There is a growing body of literature that explores the relationship between new or alternative categories of investor and HR practices adopted by firms (Appelbaum, Batt, & Clark, 2013;Clark, 2007Clark, , 2013Goergen, O'Sullivan, & Wood, 2014a;Gospel & Pendleton, 2014a). Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have become an important feature of the global financial ecosystem. They are "state owned financial vehicles that administer public funds and invest them" (Bahgat,This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Section: The Norwegian Government Pension Fund‐globalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sovereign wealth funds, productivity and people: The impact of Norwegian Government Pension Fund‐Global investments in the United Kingdom

Goergen

O’Sullivan

Wood

et al. 2018

Human Res Mgmt Journal

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“…Furthermore, this lack of insight does not commensurate with the growing economic weight of the Global South (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 2015). According to Horner (2016), the analytical focus must move beyond the traditional 'North-South' orientation to explore the heterogeneity within the Global South, especially those involving 'South-South FDI' (see also Ainina & Mohan, 2010;Aykut & Goldstein, 2007;G. Lim, 2015).…”

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What Do Malaysian Firms Seek in Vietnam?

Lim

2017

Journal of Asia-Pacific Business

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What do Malaysian Firms Seek in Vietnam?Based on research and qualitative personal interviews with Malaysian firms that have invested in Vietnam, the paper investigates the motives guiding their foreign direct investment (FDI). It argues that a sizeable portion of Malaysian firms are market seekers exploiting Vietnam's large, young, and growing domestic market, and natural resource seekers targeting the country's natural resource i.e. land lease, labour, and raw materials.The paper also argues that some of the firms are strategic asset seekers as they collaborate with politically well-connected Vietnamese firms to further their long term commercial interests, underscoring their experience in operating in a challenging business environment.Only a small percentage of Malaysian firms identify themselves as efficiency seekers, which highlights the low organizational and technical abilities of Malaysia's manufacturing sector.Nevertheless, such investment is suitable for Vietnam as it expedites Vietnam's development more effectively than the traditional 'North-South FDI'.

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“…The literature documents various characteristics of this sizeable class of investors and covers the many issues relating to their activities from different perspectives. However, compared to other institutional investors with even less wealth under their management, such as hedge and private equity funds, the academic research on SWFs is still in its infancy and the majority of the studies are descriptive in nature, using exploratory qualitative methods that usually result in similar conclusions (Ping and Chao, 2008; Ainina and Mohan, 2010).…”

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Investment strategies of sovereign wealth funds: the potential and challenges of empirical research

Alosaimi

Alfraih

2023

JFRC

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and evaluate the main segments of existing empirical literature related to Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and provide a thorough investigation of their research questions, theoretical frameworks, data selections and research methodologies. Design/methodology/approach The literature on SWFs has been split into three main streams: qualitative studies with theoretical contributions aiming to conceptualize the phenomenon of SWFs; normative assessments of the optimal asset allocations of SWFs; and empirical works that aim to investigate different perspectives of SWFs. The paper attempts to review the state of existing literature relating to these areas by answering specific questions. Findings Despite their significant size and potential impact, the literature on SWFs seems to be still in its infancy. The paper collects insights from previous literature, addresses its difficulties and challenges. Research limitations/implications The characteristics of the previous empirical literature and the challenges facing this line of research offer an insightful thought for the future research works in this topic. Originality/value The paper offers a thorough assessment of the existing empirical research on SWFs and shade some light on the techniques and procedures used.

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Sovereign Wealth Funds: Investment and Governance Practices

Cited by 6 publications

References 9 publications

Sovereign wealth funds, productivity and people: The impact of Norwegian Government Pension Fund‐Global investments in the United Kingdom

Sovereign wealth funds, productivity and people: The impact of Norwegian Government Pension Fund‐Global investments in the United Kingdom

What Do Malaysian Firms Seek in Vietnam?

Investment strategies of sovereign wealth funds: the potential and challenges of empirical research

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