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Sovereign Funds Want No Regulations, Congress Can Take A Hike

Large sovereign funds are being encouraged to adopt a "code of ethics" The governments in the US and UK are particularly interest in this. Their concern is based around the big money from China, the Middle East, and Singapore taking huge positions in larges banks and public companies and using that ownership to push their political agendas.

The sovereign funds insist that all of their investments are merely financial. The companies into which they place money have nothing to fear. It is like the Mitt Romney comment about his religion. His church will not dictate government policy

Read the whole story at 24/7 Wall St.

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