Wealth fund code of conduct proposed

The world’s sovereign wealth funds will be asked to accept a voluntary code of conduct governing their investment activities under proposals adopted by the European Commission, February 2008.

European Commission: Press Release: IP/08/313: Commission puts forward proposals to the European Council on sovereign wealth funds and financial stability http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/313&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

BBC News, 27.2.08: EU in sovereign wealth fund call http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7267506.stm

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