Supporters say the scheme would be financed by sovereign wealth funds and not require taxpayers' cash.
Typically these days that means huge purchases of U.S. Treasury bonds by sovereign wealth funds.
This is where the new darlings of Davos come in: The sovereign wealth funds.
Most sovereign-wealth funds (SWFs) got an invitation of this sort between November 2007 and January 2008.
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There are rumours that Asia's large sovereign-wealth funds might take part in the rights issue.
The windfall will provide fresh capital to some of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds.
And sovereign-wealth funds are looking sceptically at calls for cash after burning their fingers while rescuing banks.
Instead it sold a stake to sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf states of Abu Dhabi and Qatar.
But, what makes this collapse so problematic is precisely what makes SCF and sovereign wealth funds so dangerous.
Mr Sarkozy's call for European sovereign wealth funds to protect companies from foreign predators was instantly attacked in Germany.
Mr. Goldberg, whose company provides online surveys, said he was also approached by hedge funds, sovereign-wealth funds and others.
Now, like Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, it is picking up trophy properties.
Sovereign wealth funds are buying up large quantities and so are central banks.
Sovereign-wealth funds invest the profits from all of this activity in global markets.
Another new challenge on the horizon is the growth of sovereign wealth funds.
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Purchasing U.S. Treasurys is great for Wal-Mart and PIMCO and sovereign wealth funds.
Having the relevant sovereign-wealth funds on board would give a little extra reassurance.
Foreign employees who work on sovereign-wealth funds would be considered government officials and covered by the FCPA, legal experts said.
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Under the second scheme, the EFSF would create a set of special-purpose vehicles financed by other investors, including sovereign-wealth funds.
During the recent commodities' boom, resource-rich countries have sought to escape the curse by pouring natural-resource income into sovereign-wealth funds (SWFs).
The market came up with the idea in the first place, mostly from private equity giants and some sovereign wealth funds.
Foreign institutional investors mainly consist of mutual funds, pension funds, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, banks, asset management companies etc.
Third, we need to work with governments around the world to set guidelines to make these sovereign wealth funds more transparent.
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Until recently, private-equity bosses regarded sovereign-wealth funds as competitors in the hunt for assets, but beggars for capital cannot be choosers.
In December China Investment Corporation, one of the country's many sovereign-wealth funds, acknowledged buying shares of Chinese banks on the open market.
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Mr Summers called on sovereign wealth funds to be transparent about their investments and strategy, and sign a binding code of conduct.
It is courting Chinese sovereign-wealth funds to develop Liverpool's derelict northern dockyards.
And, these trillion dollar cash reserves are controlled in every case by the respective royal families, typically in sovereign or quasi-sovereign wealth funds.
Finance ministers and debt managers are spending more time on the road, in particular courting sovereign-wealth funds in Asia and the Middle East.
Today those savings are recycled into rich countries via sovereign-wealth funds and the central bank, which act as portfolio investors, buying mainly bonds.
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