Central bank divergence: Have the gains been made in Latin America?
The region compares relatively favourably to other emerging markets, but it is still struggling for attention against its Asian peers.
Latin America
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UBS and Credit Suisse: Global wealth set to reach $629trn by 2027
Global wealth predicted to rise by 38% over four years
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BlackRock’s Gallagher: ‘I love making investment trusts still relevant’
BlackRock head of investment trusts Melissa Gallagher talks about the suitability of closed-ended funds for holding alternative assets, the crucial role of boards and ensuring trusts remain relevant
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Baillie Gifford late stage growth trust enjoys sharp rebound in August
Emerging market funds, particularly Latam, dominate last month’s winners
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Daniel Murray: Small is beautiful in Latin America
Smaller, more flexible and often better-run economies are becoming a greater focus for investors in Latin America
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Biotech dominates the top five investment trusts of Q3
Stifel data reveals the top investment trusts during Q3 2018
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The worst-performing funds of Q2
While funds invested in oil and gas companies dominated the lists of the best-performing funds in the second quarter, those investing in Latin America found themselves at the bottom of the table.
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FTSE and US shine in tough month for Latam
The FTSE 100 and North American funds were the stand-out market performers in May, but Latin American funds struggled as a confluence of factors hit Brazil’s economy hard.
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Venezuelan debt excluded in new JP Morgan ESG indices
Controversial Venezuelan debt has been excluded from a new JP Morgan fixed income index for emerging market issuers with strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.
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Spectre of left looms over Latam funds
Latin America’s three largest economies face elections in 2018 with leftist candidates keeping markets on tenterhooks, but fund managers remain optimistic on the region regardless of outcomes at the ballot box.
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Are regional emerging market funds making a comeback?
Emerging market equities is one of the few asset classes where investors are still seeing value, but as the asset class makes a comeback investors have different takes on whether to allocate to regional funds or leave geographical allocation to portfolio managers.
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Newman gets co-manager on underperforming IP Latin American Fund
Invesco Perpetual has promoted Nicholas Mason to co-manager of its Latin American Fund, alongside Dean Newman.
