Sovereign Wealth Funds

Sovereign Wealth Funds A type of fund that is owned by the government of a country and is invested in a foreign country. These investments are paid for by the country's foreign currency reserves and the actual money usually comes from the state operated banks in the country. These types of funds are now major participants on the worldwide market, as the major funds are now worth over 3 trillion dollars and that amount is expected to increase significantly in the coming years. Much of this money comes from OPEC countries, which means that they have a great deal of money to invest in the future.