10 years of research sees US and India gain favor as investment markets among sovereign investors

10 years of research sees US and India gain favor as investment markets among sovereign investors

Data charts sovereigns’ rise to influential $33 trillion global investors

US has replaced UK as sovereigns’ favourite market, with India rising to #2

Private asset allocations have risen rapidly but may start to slow, with fixed income back in favour

Next ten years characterised by demographic considerations and tilt from US exposure to emerging markets

Dubai – The UK has fallen from sovereign investors’ favourite market to fourth favourite, according to a special tenth anniversary edition of the Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management Study. In 2014, the UK ranked as the most desirable destination for sovereign investors’ capital, but has since fallen behind the US, India, and Germany respectively.

Invesco’s study, which is based on data collected over the past ten years, charts sovereigns’ rise to highly influential public institutions who are assuming a leadership role commensurate with their scale and importance as global investors.

Sovereigns’ successes fuel new launches

Since Invesco’s first study sovereign investors have grown in scale to become some of the most influential institutional investors in the world, managing $33 trillion* in assets. In doing so, they have matured into high-profile public institutions expected to be transparent, accountable, and driving positive economic and social change.

The success of sovereign funds has prompted many countries