Sovereign Wealth Funds ( SWFs ) active buying stakes in leading U.S. banks . First SWF founded in 1953 , now total worth worldwide estimated at $ 2.2 trillion . Standard Chartered puts it about half-way at $ 625 billion . Comment: Secrecy of some funds stoking concern about strategic goverment stakes .
Sovereign Wealth Funds ( SWFs ) active buying stakes in leading U.S. banks . First SWF founded in 1953 , now total worth worldwide estimated at $ 2.2 trillion . Comment: Secrecy of some funds stoking concern about strategic goverment stakes .