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Man GLG completes EM debt team

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... research at Barclays. He has also worked with the North American FX strategy team and has spent time as a senior emerging markets strategist. Lisa Chua also joins as a portfolio manager and will be based in New York. Previously Chua worked as part of ...

William Blair funds rated positively by SQM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... by research house SQM. The William Blair Global Leaders fund earned a 4.25-star rating and the William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund earned four stars. Explaining the ratings, SQM said in a statement: "Its in-depth fundamental analysis procedure ...

Alternatives delivering for infra and PE

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... Michael said there were four key questions being asked by investors: the chance of a hard landing in China; whether emerging markets or developed markets will outperform; the impact of secular stagnation over the next decade; and how the Australian economy ...

Investors looking to real estate over infrastructure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... to previous years, sovereign investors are now less willing to overlook political and regulatory concerns in emerging markets to hit target allocation. "Sovereigns are quick to adjust perceptions of market attractiveness based on changes in economic ...

MSCI delays China A shares inclusion in indices

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... Global index provider MSCI has delayed including mainland China-listed equities, known as A shares, in its MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Over recent months Chinese authorities have introduced significant improvements in the accessibility of the China ...

Global bond funds underinvested in EMD

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... most vulnerable to global risks, and instead be invested in USD-denominated emerging market debt. Second, many emerging markets' sovereign and corporate bonds are "both high-yielding and idiosyncratic," so should generate high returns without reference ...

Concerns about EM unwarranted: William Blair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... Global investment and asset manager William Blair believes there are several undue concerns from investors about emerging markets and they should be cautious about underweighting the asset class. In a recent self-authored white paper, William Blair portfolio ...

FTSE Russell launches "green revenue" model

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... the increasing shift towards a green economy. "We calculate that the green opportunity is equitable in size to emerging markets and the launch of our green revenue data model, and related indexes, provides the missing piece for investors, with a framework ...

Former Vontobel star manager sets course for Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... reputation at Swiss fund house Vontobel Asset Management as chief investment officer and portfolio manager in emerging markets, and global and international equity strategies. When he took lead portfolio manager responsibility on Vontobel's Global Fund ...

LGIAsuper awards emerging markets mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
Queensland local government employee fund LGIAsuper has announced it has awarded an emerging markets mandate. Morgan Stanley Investment Management has been appointed by the $9.5 billion super fund to deliver its Emerging Markets Leaders Strategy for ...