Nakon krize kreditnog obezbjeđenja koja je na obje strane Atlantika bankarstvo dovela u previranja, na primjer, vrhunske finansijske grupacije poput Citigroupa i Morgan Stanleyja okrenule su se fondovima posebnih rezervi (SWF) kao sredstvu za nadoknađivanje ogromnih gubitaka.
Following the subprime crisis that threw banking into turmoil on both sides of the Atlantic, for instance, top-notch financial groups such as Citigroup and Morgan Stanley looked to Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) as a vehicle for offsetting huge losses.