| Sovereign wealth funds–charged with preserving the accumulated fortunes of their home nations–are well known for their opaque, tightly-guarded investment decisions. Shining a light behind their closed doors isn’t easy. But U.K. asset manager Invesco has attempted to provide a glimpse at what these behemoth funds are thinking, and has compiled a second-annual survey of 52 sovereign investors.
The thick report is full of intriguing statistics, but perhaps the biggest reason to pay attention is the simplest: the investors interviewed control, and deploy, enormous amounts of money. The group surveyed manages a mind-boggling $5.7 trillion of assets, an amount on par with the collective economic output of Germany and the U.K. combined...............................................Full Article: Source
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