There have been some major shifts in sovereign wealth fund SWF trends this year, one of which has been Asia-based institutions accounting for a higher share of the overall investments relative to those in other regions. Also notable is a sectoral shift towards natural resources assets, according to Barclays Capital.
The SWF sector, with its estimated $6 trillion in assets, has also put more of a focus on risk management and credit assets in their portfolios, says Gay Huey Evans, vice-chairman of investment banking and investment management at Barclays Capital. Based in London, she also heads up SWF coverage for the UK bank globally and was on a recent trip to Singapore to...