Tag Archives: emerging markets
Where Has the Global Financial Crisis Left Us Today?
Adam Tooze considered where the global financial crisis has left us, how it has affected politics and geopolitics, and what the prospects are for the world to manage a future crisis. Read More
Two out of Three: India and China in the Coming Decade
The global economies expected to shine in the coming decade could mean that a pivot to Asia is a strategic imperative for many investors. Read More
Emerging Market Equities: Unloved and Under-Owned
Devan Kaloo, Head of Global Emerging Markets Equities at Aberdeen Asset Management, is “quite optimistic about EM equities.” In his opinion, valuations are attractive relative to developed markets. Read More
The Promise of Africa
Bob Geldof shared a stirring vision for Africa. Not surprisingly, the lifelong activist pulled no punches in calling on finance to do its job and invest in the continent. Read More
Is Africa Finally the Next Global Growth Story?
For decades Africa has seemed hardly the sort of market in which a responsible investor might put his client’s money, but things appear to be changing. Read More
Emerging Markets Investing: Getting the Big Picture Right is the Most Important Variable
Arjun Divecha, chairman of GMO’s board of directors, favors criteria that describe the financial flexibility of each country in which he seeks to invest. Read More
Emerging Market Debt: An Asset Class Coming of Age
Despite recent downturns in some emerging markets, Kristin Ceva, CFA, remains bullish on a number of emerging market countries. Read More
Fixed-Income Investing at the End of Time (or at Least at the End of the Business Cycle)
For bond managers, how artfully and delicately the US Federal Reserve handles the Taper is just one minor concern among many. Still, opportunities abound. Read More
Dambisa Moyo: Search for Alpha Leads to Frontier Markets in Africa
Today only $4 billion is invested in frontier markets, says the international economist. Yet Africa enjoys good public finances, strong growth prospects, and favorable productivity and demographic trends. Read More
New Era for Global Bonds: Everything You Know Is Wrong
It used to be that investors most feared interest rate risk in industrial countries and credit risk in emerging economies. The rules have changed, says Ramin Toloui, PIMCO’s global co-head of emerging markets portfolio management. Read More
