Endowment
Endowment is a permanent fund of property or money bestowed upon an institution or person, with the income used to serve a specific intended purpose.
Sovereign wealth, stabilization, government pension, and public institutional fund terms.
Public, Sovereign, and Special-Purpose Funds terms describe public, sovereign, stabilization, pension, endowment, and special-purpose funds used by governments or institutions.
Use this branch when the fund exists to manage public wealth, stabilization reserves, pension assets, endowment capital, or policy-linked investment portfolios.
| Term | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Endowment | A public, sovereign, stabilization, pension, endowment, reserve, or special-purpose fund term. |
| Government Pension Fund of Norway | A public, sovereign, stabilization, pension, endowment, reserve, or special-purpose fund term. |
| Heritage and Stabilization Fund (HSF) | A public, sovereign, stabilization, pension, endowment, reserve, or special-purpose fund term. |
| High-Stabilization Fund | A public, sovereign, stabilization, pension, endowment, reserve, or special-purpose fund term. |
| Hong Kong Monetary Authority Investment Portfolio | A public, sovereign, stabilization, pension, endowment, reserve, or special-purpose fund term. |
| Interim Revenue Stabilization Fund (IRSF) | A public, sovereign, stabilization, pension, endowment, reserve, or special-purpose fund term. |
| Sovereign Wealth Fund | A public, sovereign, stabilization, pension, endowment, reserve, or special-purpose fund term. |
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Endowment is a permanent fund of property or money bestowed upon an institution or person, with the income used to serve a specific intended purpose.
Norwegian sovereign fund complex that invests national wealth for long-term public benefit through the domestic fund and the global oil fund.
A heritage and stabilization fund is a sovereign fund used to save resource revenue and stabilize public finances.
A high-stabilization fund is a public reserve or stabilization fund used to manage revenue volatility and fiscal shocks.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority Investment Portfolio is a public investment portfolio managed as part of Hong Kong's exchange fund reserves.
An interim revenue stabilization fund holds public revenues to smooth budget volatility before longer-term fiscal allocation decisions.
A sovereign wealth fund is a state-owned investment fund that manages public wealth, reserves, or resource revenues.