Sovereign Wealth Funds That Are Part of the IWG and Santiago Principles

The following sovereign wealth funds are part of the Internal Working Group of Soverign Wealth Funds and the Santiago Principles: Australia The Future Fund Azerbaijan State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan Botswana Pula Fund Canada Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Chile Economic and Social Stabilization Fund / Pension Reserve Fund China China Investment … Read more »

The Santiago Principles

The International Working Group of Sovereign Wealth Funds created a set of 24 best practices called the Generally Accepted Principles and Practices (GAPP) or the Santiago Principles: GAPP 1. Principle The legal framework for the SWF should be sound and support its effective operation and the achievement of its stated objective(s). GAPP 1.1 Subprinciple The … Read more »

Sovereign Wealth Funds Adopt Voluntary Best Practices

Adam O. Emmerich of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz put together a summary published on The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog on the Santiago Principles and the potential impact of these on investments by sovereign wealth funds: Sovereign Wealth Funds Adopt Voluntary Best Practices. Intended to demonstrate that SWFs are soundly established and that … Read more »