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- Will Congress increase scrutiny of sovereign funds in 2009? Goldman Sachs sure seems to think so. According to the Congressional newspaper The Hill "Goldman Sachs has hired one of Washington’s top lobbyists for foreign investors ahead of a legislative year in which Congress may increase its oversight of foreign sovereign wealth funds." Goldman reportedly increased it's Washington office staff by 50% to "handle a broad range of international issues that impact our firm."
- The Housing Bubble and Sovereign Funds (You knew that there had to be some connection at some point) - According to the August 11 NY Post "There's a new land grab starting in America.
Foreign money, which up to now has focused its attention on investing in iconic commercial real estate - like Barneys New York and the Chrysler Building - is now moving to scoop up tens of thousands of discounted foreclosed homes across the country." The whole story is here.
- Oxford International Review (OIR) is an international affairs journal which operates a blog on soveriegn investment. On July 17th, the OIR hosted a Q&A session with the Sovereign Investment Council as "
a SWF expert, stakeholder or policymaker". The compete interview can be found at http://oxfordir.org.uk/page/3/
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