Sovereign Wealth Funds and Financial Stability-An Event Study Analysis /

This paper examines financial stability issues that arise from the increased presence of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in global financial markets by assessing whether and how stock markets react to the announcements of investments and divestments to firms by SWFs using an event study approach. Base...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hesse, Heiko
Other Authors: Sun, Tao
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/239
Online Access:Full text available on IMF