This study analyzes the legal and institutional aspects of the establishment of the National Investment Fund 'Danantara' during the early period of Prabowo Subianto's administration. The approach used is juridical-normative with doctrinal content analysis of primary regulations regarding the establishment and governance of Danantara supported by a systematic literature review combined with a comparative mapping of sovereign wealth fund (SWF) practices and the GAPP (Santiago Principles). Evaluation indicators include: legal basis and certainty of status, institutional design and lines of accountability, governance (composition and functions of boards/committees, checks and balances), transparency and auditing, clarity of investment mandates and role separation, risk management including ESG, and control of conflicts of interest. The results indicate three clusters of weaknesses: (i) legal absence of lex specialis and clear fiscal ring-fencing; (ii) institutional overlapping authorities of the government, Investment Management Agency, and Danantara, as well as weak independent oversight; and (iii) practice limitations in proactive reporting, the non-operational status of ESG policies, and inadequate conflict of interest regulations. The conclusion emphasizes the prematurity of Danantara as a reliable state investment entity. Recommendations include a legislative roadmap towards lex specialis, clarification of mandate demarcation, mandatory periodic public reporting, independent external audits, mainstreaming ESG based on indicators, and strengthening the conflict of interest prevention regime.
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Prematurity Investment, National Investment Fund Danantara, Management Institution, Accountability, Prabowo’s Cabinet
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APA Style
Gisymar, N. A., Hanim, M. A. F., Muhammad, D. W., Lestari, A. Y., Ratnawati, E. T. R. (2025). Legal-institutional Prematurity of the National Investment Fund 'Danantara' During the Prabowo Cabinet. International Journal of Law and Society, 8(4), 369-378. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijls.20250804.20
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Gisymar, N. A.; Hanim, M. A. F.; Muhammad, D. W.; Lestari, A. Y.; Ratnawati, E. T. R. Legal-institutional Prematurity of the National Investment Fund 'Danantara' During the Prabowo Cabinet. Int. J. Law Soc. 2025, 8(4), 369-378. doi: 10.11648/j.ijls.20250804.20
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