The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (also SWF Institute , or simply SWFI ) is an American corporation analyzing public asset owners such as sovereign wealth funds and other long-term governmental investors. Initially, the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute focused solely on sovereign wealth funds. It has branched out to cover all types of public institutional investors. The institute sells its subscription and API/datafeed services as a financial data vendor but provides information to the media as well.
8-591: Incorporated in 2008, it was founded by Michael Maduell and shortly he brought in Carl Linaburg, who then left the organization in 2017. In late 2022, Lakshmi Narayanan of the Patel Family Office was named Chairman of SWFI. SWFI sells its research and data via subscriptions to asset managers, banks, researchers, universities, governments, institutional investors, asset owners, corporations, law firms and other entities. The SWFI Subscription product
16-876: A low-income redevelopment agency located in Sacramento during college. He has worked at the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and Reuters. He founded the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI). Maduell is a leading researcher, commentator, and advisor in the sovereign wealth fund, pension, and long-term institutional investor space. During the Libyan revolution in 2011, CNN Money interviewed Michael Maduell on Gaddafi's influence on sub-Saharan Africa and Libya's sovereign wealth fund . Maduell argued Gaddafi remained in power for so long because "Gadhafi
24-588: Is a graduate of California State University, Sacramento and has a Masters of Science in Finance from Saint Mary's College of California . He is the grandson of Charles Edward Maduell, who founded Anamet Laboratories, Inc in Berkeley, California. He is a descendant of Carlos Maduell of Tortosa, Spain who immigrated to New Orleans in the 1800s working for the Avendano Brothers. Michael interned at
32-687: Is an American business executive , financial researcher and commentator on sovereign wealth funds , he is the president of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI). Michael Maduell was born in San Leandro , CA. His father, Robert (Bob) Maduell, was a procurement engineer at Hewlett Packard and his mother, Phuong (Linda) My Lam, is a Vietnamese war refugee who supported the U.S. as a language translator. Maduell went to high school at Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins , CO. Maduell
40-665: Is located at www .swfi .com . In 2020, SWFI started to initiate coverage over family office sector and wealth management firms. The SWFI came out with the Linaburg-Maduell Transparency Index in 2008. It is a 10-point scale based on ten principles of transparency, each adding one point to the index rating. The index is used by sovereign wealth funds in their annual reports. The SWFI tracks direct deals in sovereign wealth funds, pensions, asset owners, and other entities. The value of global direct deals by sovereign-wealth funds hit $ 50.02 billion in
48-571: Is providing support where there is none." In 2013, Michael Maduell commented on Temasek Holdings advancement of acquiring energy companies. He stated in CFO Insight, "This is a long-term investment in a major energy company that is currently discounted due to the YPF nationalisation [Repsol's subsidiary in Argentina, eds.]." In 2013, policymakers and thinktanks were discussing ways to improve
56-514: The U.S. economy, leading to the idea of creating a federal sovereign wealth fund . Maduell told CNBC in an article that creating a Norwegian-like wealth fund would trigger "a heated debate between the federal government vs. state governments over resources," Maduell added. "The politics would be paralyzing, which is why it hasn't been done yet." In 2016, Michael Maduell was quoted in the LA Times saying, "Sovereign wealth funds are going to play
64-425: The first half of 2014. SWFI tracks the assets of the following types but not limited: Norway's sovereign wealth fund crossed $ 1 trillion in assets in 2017. This trade magazine–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . See tips for writing articles about magazines . Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page . Michael Maduell Michael Maduell
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