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1. ''Accounting''
(SWF).


A surplus arising from the appropriate matching of revenues with expenditure.
An investment fund owned by a sovereign government, whose investment strategies include investing in foreign assets.  
<br>For example, operating profit or net profit.


For example, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA).


The profit for a period may differ from the cash flow because of:


*Items in cash flow which are not part of profit.  For example capital expenditure or the collection of debtors recognised in prior periods; and
Also known as a ''sovereign fund''.
*Items in profit which are not cash flows.  For example depreciation, amortisation, or making accruals.
 
 
 
2.
 
More generally any surplus, gain or net benefit arising.




== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Accrual]]
* [[Investment fund]]
*[[Amortisation]]
* [[Qatar]]
*[[Attributable profit]]
* [[Sovereign]]
*[[Break-even]]
*[[Business]]
*[[Capital expenditure]]
*[[Cash flow]]
*[[Debtors]]
*[[Depreciation]]
*[[Gross profit]]
*[[Loss]]
*[[Net profit]]
*[[Net profit margin]]
*[[Not-for-profit]]
*[[Operating profit]]
*[[Profit and Loss account]]
*[[Profit and Loss reserve]]
*[[Profit margin]]
*[[Profit maximisation]]
*[[Profit warning]]
*[[Profitability]]
*[[Recognition]]
*[[Turn]]
*[[Underlying]]
*[[Unrealised profit]]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Investment]]

Revision as of 09:39, 3 August 2018

(SWF).

An investment fund owned by a sovereign government, whose investment strategies include investing in foreign assets.

For example, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA).


Also known as a sovereign fund.


See also