Emerging Markets
Emerging Markets | 24 Aug 16
Emerging market debt: from devil to darling
Emerging market bonds have undergone a remarkably quick transformation from one of the least loved asset classes to perhaps the most popular. This has been driven by the relative attractiveness of emerging market debt compared to developed market fixed income, but to what extent have the fundamentals of the asset class actually improved?
Emerging Markets | 23 Aug 16
ANALYSIS: Brains or blind faith behind EM call?
Emerging markets are back in favour, but are investors going back in on solid fundamentals or blind hope?
Emerging Markets | 23 Aug 16
BlackRock goes overweight EM
US fund management giant BlackRock has joined the ongoing shift into emerging markets by upgrading the asset class to overweight in its asset allocation outlook.
Malaysian insurers to target Europe in Islamic finance push
Malaysia’s Islamic insurers are considering a move into Europe by targeting the continent’s growing Muslim population, an expert in Islamic finance has said.
Emerging Markets | 22 Aug 16
EM equities see rapid rise in retail flows
Retail investment platform Rplan saw a big increase in flows into emerging market funds over the last three months, with the notable exception of China-only investments.
