The Corporate Governance of Sovereign Wealth Funds

Among the most recent and interesting entrants on the activist scene have been the Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs), particularly from Asia and Middle East. Although SWF are long-term investors and the ability to engage in corporate governance correlates with such approach, SWFs have traditionally been passive investors. SWFs, as long-term investors, could increasingly engage in corporate governance from various angles. Cristina Ungureanu’s recent article published by Harvard Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation presents the rising approach of the SWFs relative to Corporate Governance.

"The Corporate Governance of Sovereign Wealth Funds": http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2014/08/07/the-corporate-governance-of-sovereign-wealth-funds/