Frontier Market Equities

Denmark | 8 Oct 18

Frontier equities have posted mediocre returns and selectors are reducing their allocations – but a few retain faith

Asset allocation | 24 Sep 18

ECB has ‘no ammunition left’ after QE ends to cushion fallout from the next downturn, a Swedish selector fears

Emerging Market Equities | 29 Jan 18

After several tough years, things have been looking more positive for investors in emerging markets over the last couple of years, with the region outperforming its developed market peers in both 2016 and 2017.

Asset allocation | 18 Jan 18

Frontier market funds are leading Europe’s emerging market fund pack with Charlemagne’s frontier market offering at the top, according to FE Analytics.

European Fund Flows | 2 Aug 17

Frontier market equities saw the largest net inflows for a very long time in June, suggesting the interest in developing economies’ stock markets is broadening.

Frontier Market Equities | 16 Jun 17

With a string of countries having been promoted from frontier markets to emerging market status by index provider MSCI in recent years, investors need to ask themselves the question: are frontier markets still a viable asset class? And if they aren’t, is that actually a problem?

Emerging Market Equities | 1 Jun 17

With more of a shudder than a surge, Pakistan formally returned to the MSCI emerging markets index on Wednesday after nine years as a frontier market, a day after foreign investors sold up in the biggest net outflow since July 2013.

Frontier Market Equities | 31 May 17

VARP is the latest hot EM acronym. GAM’s Tim Love explains why the combination of Vietnam, Argentina, Romania and Pakistan is such a compelling investment case right now.

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Published: 31 May 17

Frontier Market Equities | 24 May 17

Frontier markets tend to have a low correlation with other markets and are relatively insulated from disruptive global events. The asset class could therefore be a good diversifier.

Frontier Market Equities | 25 Jan 16

Iran-focused asset management and private equity group Griffon Capital is quick to take advantage of the lifting of sanctions on Iran. It has launched the Cayman Island-domiciled Griffon Iran Flagship Fund to tap into Iran’s public equity market.