The Hysterical Fear of SWFs in Unjustified
Gideon Rachman, Financial Times | April 29, 2008
Western politicians should avoid spreading alarm concerning the size and wealth of SWFs and turning their regulation into a restriction of foreign investment in general. ++ Caution is advisable but SWFs have till now been apolitical model investors. ++ SWFs may even prove instrumental for future political and economic stability as their direct stake in American and European prosperity continues to increase.
