Santiago Compliance Index - 2011 Update

Ashby Monk, from the Oxford SWF project, reports that Sven Behrendt has released the second edition of his “Santiago Compliance Index” for 2011. Ashby notes that this year’s edition is definitely a provocative read. For example, it shows that some of the SWF signatories still have not managed to implement any of the Santiago Principles (i.e., zero percent compliance).

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Download the Santiago Compliance Index here.

Sovereign Investor:  The management of public funds should be transparent.  After all, it's money managed on behalf of your stakeholders, and they have a right to know what you're doing with it.  Do you agree?  Where does your SWF fit on this scale?  What steps can you take to make it more transparent?  Share your views, even if you feel there are good reasons why the Santiago Principles go too far.