Sector investing may come back in 2017 and an EM `stability premium’ could develop as the grand economic ideas of the new US administration are put into practice. Roger Bacon, Citi Private Bank’s Asia-Pacific head of managed investment, explains to FSA the 2017 landscape from a fund selector’s perspective.
Tag: Emerging Markets
M&G: EM shine remains despite US-led risks
Rate hikes and anti-global trade sentiment aside, emerging market equities remain cheap and fundamentals are stabilising, according to investment director Jeik Sohn.
Fidelity EM manager cautious on IT, China banks
An underweight position in IT stocks, as well as Brexit market volatility, has detracted from the performance of Fidelity’s emerging market fund in recent months, according to manager Nick Price.
Emerging market debt: A key component in the search for yield
With government bonds looking less attractive, investors may consider expanding their fixed income horizons beyond the developed world in the search for yield, said Jack Lin, head of Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa at Pioneer Investments.
China should brace for US election fallout, say AMs
The Chinese press has been remarkably quiet on the new US president, but asset managers are weighing in on what they see as the negative impact of Trump’s protectionist views.
EMD risks abating, argues Axa IM
General risks for investors in emerging-market debt are ebbing, which is why global institutional investors are likely to continue to add exposure, said Michael Ganske, portfolio manager at Axa Investment Managers.
GSAM sees `expansion phase’ where others see stagnation
Risk assets remain attractive as central banks shift policy and investor sentiment based on market fundamentals starts to return, said Neill Nuttall, co-chief investment officer of the global portfolio solutions group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Investors buy EM, sell European equities
Selling European equities and buying global emerging market stocks is developing into the great trend of 2016.
EM dividends are here to stay – JP Morgan AM
If investors want proof that the emerging markets rally has taken root, they should look no further than the sector’s dividend sustainability potential, according to JP Morgan Asset Management’s Omar Negyal.
What does the industry think? September 19
In a new weekly feature, FSA finds the only executives in Asia willing to go on record and comment on key investment issues. This week: emerging markets.
