Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management Study 2017 This study is not intended for members of the public or retail investors. Full audience information is available inside the front cover. Important information This document is intended only for Professional Clients and Financial Advisers in Continental Europe (as defined in the important information); for Qualified Investors in Switzerland; for Professional Clients in, Dubai, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Ireland and the UK, for Institutional Investors in the United States and Australia, for Institutional Investors and/or Accredited Investors in Singapore, for Professional Investors only in Hong Kong, for Qualified Institutional Investors, pension funds and distributing companies in Japan; for Wholesale Investors (as defined in the Financial Markets Conduct Act) in New Zealand, for accredited investors as defined under National Instrument 45–106 in Canada, for certain specific Qualified Institutions/Sophisticated Investors only in Taiwan and for one-on-one use with Institutional Investors in Bermuda, Chile, Panama and Peru. Cover Aerial view of Midtown South, New York Introduction We published our first report on the sovereign asset management industry in 2013 following interviews with 43 sovereign investors. This year marks our fifth annual study with evidence-based findings based predominantly on face-to-face interviews with 97 leading sovereign wealth funds, state pension funds and central banks with assets in excess of US$12 trillion. Over the past five years we’ve noted a number of factors influencing sovereigns such as low interest rates, the falling oil price and reduced funding. This year however we note geopolitical shocks in developed markets are shaping decision making. When coupled with uncertainty over the end of quantitative easing, the commencement of quantitative tightening and ongoing volatility in currencies and commodities it’s clear sovereign investors are faced with a challenging macroeconom