Previous reports

Our first sovereign study examines sovereign segmentation, alternative investing, home-market bias, people and talent and collaboration.

Our second sovereign study examines strategic and tactical asset allocations, liability and investment sovereigns, liquidity and benchmarking, performance and capability.

Our third sovereign study examines the impact of the oil price on sovereign investors, growth and implications of infrastructure investing, asset management strategy evolution, currency management and central banks and their investment portfolios.

Our fourth sovereign study examines the challenge of the low oil price and falling yields, real estate investment, capital flow from emerging to frontier markets, factor investing and central banks.

Our fifth sovereign study examines the shift from investment strategy to business model, the increasing appeal of perceived ‘safe haven’ markets, real estate, ESG and central banks.

Our sixth sovereign study examines the broad adoption of equities, private markets, fees and expenses, central bank objectives and cryptocurrencies.

Our seventh sovereign study examines the ageing cycle, investing at scale, ESG, technology adoption and investment and central bank diversification.

Our eighth sovereign study examines sovereigns’ response to the market collapse in early 2020, their battle for talent, gold, ESG, and Central banks diversification into risk assets.

Our ninth study covers 141 institutions from all over the world, and paints the clearest picture yet of the global state of the market, and what the future of sovereign wealth could look like.

Our tenth study covers 139 institutions and finds sovereigns grappling with an inflation shock and war. The study discusses emerging themes, including private markets, digital assets, ESG integration and the weaponization of Russian reserves.

For this special anniversary edition of the study, we have brought together key data from the past ten years and combined it with a series of in-depth interviews with prominent sovereign investors to understand how the segment has evolved over this period and what the next decade might look like.

Our eleventh study  discusses factors influencing asset allocations, and examines the impact on long-term trends, including the rising allocations to private assets and the funding of the energy transition. The study also examines the next generation of development funds and finds central banks seeking stability amid currency challenges.