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Sovereign wealth funds are owned and managed by nation-states to invest government revenues. Some of the largest funds are in the Persian Gulf region and have very little transparency - raising concerns about the motives behind the increasing pace of acquisitions in the United States and other countries.

SOURCE: Standard Chartered, Thomson Financial, staff reports | BY KAREN YOURISH AND LAURA STANTON - The Washington Post - March 27, 2008

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This Story Foreign Wealth Funds Defend U.S. Investments Article \| KUWAIT CITY -- It was not Bader al-Saad's idea to buy huge chunks of Citigroup and Merrill Lynch. Top Sovereign Wealth Funds Paulson Wants to Tighten Reins on Investment Banks New-Home Sales Show Market Still in a Slump Congress to Probe U.S. Role in Bear Stearns Sale		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Standard Chartered, Thomson Financial, staff reports \| BY KAREN YOURISH AND LAURA STANTON - The Washington Post - March 27, 2008 ¬es=Sovereign wealth funds are owned and managed by nation-states to invest government revenues. Some of the largest funds are in the Persian Gulf region and have very little transparency - raising concerns about the motives behind the increasing pace of acquisitions in the United States and other countries." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Standard Chartered, Thomson Financial, staff reports \| BY KAREN YOURISH AND LAURA STANTON - The Washington Post - March 27, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		More on washingtonpost.com • More World News » washingtonpost.com
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