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Singapore’s Sovereign Wealth Funds

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This paper examines Singapore’s two sovereign wealth funds (SWFs)-the Government Investment Corporation of Singapore (GIC) and Temasek Holdings (Temasek)—and the political risks which they are exposed to in their overseas investments. Wu argues that Temasek has hitherto exposed itself to a greater level of political risk than GIC, but is in turn rewarded with a higher rate of returns on its investments. At the same time, he finds that political risk is an inevitable challenge for SWFs in general. In fact, as worldwide opinion has turned towards demanding greater transparency and accountability from SWFs, the political risks faced by SWFs have correspondingly risen. The paper seeks to throw some light on this issue by undertaking a case study of Singapore’s two SWFs, which are consistently ranked among the global top 10 SWFs by assets, and have attracted much worldwide attention in recent times as a result of some of their politically controversial overseas investments.

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  • Friedrich Wu, 2008. "Singapore’s Sovereign Wealth Funds," World Economics, World Economics, 1 Ivory Square, Plantation Wharf, London, United Kingdom, SW11 3UE, vol. 9(3), pages 97-122, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:wej:wldecn:344
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    1. Braunstein, Jürgen, 2017. "Understanding the politics of bailout policies in non-Western countries: The use of sovereign wealth funds," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 68472, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.

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