Five myths investors must overcome in emerging markets
Investors fail to acknowledge the scale of emerging markets, writes Chris Kushlis
Investors fail to acknowledge the scale of emerging markets, writes Chris Kushlis
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Blended fund has fallen less than the index in the year to date
Emerging market fundamentals remain robust in the opinion of many European fund buyers who say a market correction has increased the appeal of the asset class, according to Last Word Research.
European-domiciled emerging market (EM) funds have seen a spectacular turnaround in fortunes since the start of 2018, with inflows up €14.5bn (£12.8bn) during January to reach €11.4bn of assets under management, according to Morningstar data.
With most global fixed income markets priced for perfection, investors are flocking to the one yield hold-out left: emerging market debt. But are investors really being compensated for the risk?
Mirabaud Asset Management has launched a Luxembourg-domiciled Emerging Market Debt fund following the hire of Daniel Moreno from Rubrics Asset Management.
Lincoln Private Investment Office’s CIO Fred Hervey is anxious about a comeback for the US dollar and a potential market sell-off, but he says the group is sticking by its EM conviction because of its “margin of safety” from good valuations.
As we move through the halfway point of 2017, many investors have grown wary of the risk asset rally and are returning to the relative safety of fixed income funds. But which have performed the best year-to-date? And which have not fared so well?
There remain very few ETF providers capable of tracking bond markets in a quality way, according to State Street Global Advisors.