Emerging Markets Focus
Expanding the Opportunity Set: Total EM Investing
EM Bond Opportunities Withstand Political and Inflation Uncertainty
Amid unrest in the Middle East and concern about inflation risk, Standish's Alexander Kozhemiakin remains positive about the prospects for local currency EM sovereign bonds as an asset class. He recently discussed the importance of monitoring geopolitical risk in emerging markets (EM) as well as putting EM inflation risk in the proper context.
Emerging Markets Go Micro: EM Investing Amid Margin and Inflation Issues
TBCAM's Andrea Clark argues that the risk trade in emerging market equities of the last two years is evolving into a more selective approach to investing. Amid inflation and corporate profit margin issues, she says that many emerging markets are facing challenges that might have a strong impact on individual company performance.
Life in the Time of Debt: Opportunities and Risks in an Age of Global Rebalancing
China's Changing Workforce Creates Problems and Opportunities
China's 2020 Vision
Emerging Market Local Currency Debt: Capitalizing on Improved Sovereign Fundamentals
Alexander Kozhemiakin of Standish explains why emerging market local currency debt is flourishing in the post-crisis environment.
more [+]Emerging market debt now consists of two asset classes – local currency-denominated bonds and the more traditional U.S.dollar-denominated debt – each containing distinct risk exposures and thus offering distinct sources of return. Investors will be better served by making explicit recognition of local currency bonds as a separate asset class and awarding mandates to managers on that basis – as a result of their own view on how local currency bonds fit in their strategic asset allocation.
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