| Emerging strong form the global financial crisis with changed investment strategies, Middle East Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) are expected to generate the best returns for their stakeholders, according to a KPMG report on Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) in the Middle East.
Over the past two years, there has been a shift in how the Middle East’s SWFs have had to reallocate their assets. The changes are driven by market forces including the unprecedented low-interest rate environment. “While the majority of SWFs continue to deploy their funds in bonds and global equities, a relatively low interest rate environment, continually evolving investment strategies and a growing appetite for alternative asset classes are resulting in a shift away from what has typically been a passive investment philosophy,” sad Vikas Papriwal, KPMG Partner and Head of Markets...............................................Full Article: Source
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