UK launch for Lombard Odier Emerging Consumer fund
Lombard Odier Investment Managers has launched a UK version of its Ucits Emerging Consumer fund, focusing on the changing consumption patterns in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Emerging Markets
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the most precious of investments
It's clear that the very largest of GEM funds are still considered the creme de la creme of emerging market investments, but it's for good reason.
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Hermes rolls out emerging Asia fund
Hermes Fund Managers has launched Emerging Asia Ucits fund, a contrarian, value-based, high-conviction equity strategy with a focus on China, Korea, Taiwan and India.
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bnp paribas makes senior em fixed income hires
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has recruited four emerging market fixed income portfolio managers from State Street Global Advisors.
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syz co em fund not designed around the big five
Syz & Co’s new emerging markets fund has been designed around an index that avoids the usual reliance on the largest countries by cap size of those that follow the MSCI EM index.
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swiss global unveils em market corporate bond
Swiss & Global has revealed details of the emerging market corporate bond fund that it launched at the end of August.
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mark julio joins ignis from barings
After completing his gardening leave having resigned from Baring Asset Management, Mark Julio has joined Igins Asset Management’s emerging market equities team.
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Heavyweight launches give head start to emd
Investors may have been piling into UK corporate bond funds this year, but it is emerging market debt where fund groups appear to see the big opportunity for expansion.
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Investors pushed into and pulled towards EM Debt
Fund houses have recently been beefing up their emerging market debt teams in what is still a relatively new asset class as investors look for attractively priced alternatives to equities and developed market bonds.
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it is by no means certain that ems will outperform
Eric le Coz runs through the current state of play in Brazil, India and China and concludes it is hard to be satisfied with any portfolio no matter how the assets are allocated.
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JP Morgan AM launches EM income fund
JP Morgan is to launch an emerging market income fund that will be run by EM equities CIO Richard Titherington though will have the ability to invest in fixed income as well.
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emerging market exposure without the volatility
Emerging market equities have long been seen as riskier than their developed counterparts but, with long-only funds ruling the roost, Michael Leithead asks how an investor can manage volatility in developing markets.
