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The Opportunity and Risk of Sovereign Wealth Funds

London, UK - 18th January 2008, 23:17 GMT

Dear Open ATCA & Philanthropia Friends

[Please note that the views presented by individual contributors are not necessarily representative of the views of ATCA, which is neutral. ATCA conducts collective Socratic dialogue on global opportunities and threats.]

. What are the implications of sovereign wealth funds acquiring substantial portions of large Western financial institutions?

. As the big financial institutions get hit hard by the global credit crunch and exposure to the sub-prime crisis quarter-in quarter-out, what happens next?

. Is this a win-win or the start of the shift of geo-political and economic power away from the "West" towards Asia via "Mergers and Acquisitions" by stealth?

. How long before some large Western financial institutions fall completely into the hands of sovereign wealth funds and their associated governments?

. What are the regulatory implications of such a development?

. Are central banks going to intervene at some stage to define boundary conditions for such activity?

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[ENDS]

We welcome your thoughts, observations and views. Thank you.

Best wishes


DK Matai, Chairman, Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance (ATCA)

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