5 emerging investment themes for sovereign wealth funds

Regional sovereign funds backed local economies amid pandemic while investors have also shifted their strategies to focus more on equity markets and ESG opportunities. This is according to the latest report from US asset management firm Invesco, which surveyed 141 chief investment officers, heads of asset classes and portfolio strategists at 82 sovereign wealth funds and 59 central banks across the globe, who manage a combined $19 trillion in assets.   Josette Rizk, Middle East and Africa director of Invesco's institutional clients business, joins co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner this week to unpack five emerging themes from the firm's survey.   In this episode: Invesco's report (0m 45s) The impact of Covid-19 on sovereign funds (4m 39s) All eyes on China (8m 35s) Sovereigns and climate change (12m 15s)   Read more on our website: Regional sovereign funds backed local economies amid pandemic, Invesco says Working from anywhere is here to stay, says boss of Majid Al FuttaimAround 87% of global executives embrace ESG as core strategy, survey finds Middle East SWFs hunt returns through private asset classes, Invesco says Europe's central bank steps up plans for digital euro Subscribe to Business Extra for free to receive new episodes every week Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts| Spotify | Podbean