All Emerging Market articles – Page 7
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White papersEM Local Markets: From Last Hike to First Cut
This post places the pending policy transition in the context of prior, post-GFC periods in order to assess the momentum behind the asset class and the appropriate positioning across countries.
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White papersAssessing Central Bank Credibility in Emerging Markets
The persistence of inflation in many EMs puts their hard-earned policy credibility at risk. This note looks at the experience and credibility of five major EM central banks during this period.
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White papersBuilding bridges to India’s future investment opportunities
India’s strong demographics and role in the geopolitical arena make it a long-term opportunity for global investors.
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WebinarFederated Hermes China Equity Strategy webcast
Join portfolio manager, Sandy Pei, for the latest Federated Hermes webinar to hear her current thoughts on China and where the opportunities lie.
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White papersMaking an impact with fixed income
Impact investing is an increasingly compelling consideration for core bond allocations
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White papersEmerging Markets Charts and Views - Springtime for Emerging Markets
While 2022 was a challenging year for Emerging Markets, amid the Fed’s aggressive response to high inflation, we are more constructive for 2023 across four main themes
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White papersQ2 2023 Strategic Investment Outlook: Balancing the Strategic and the Tactical
Balancing different time horizons always presents challenges. It may be intellectually ugly to hold different positions over short horizons and long horizons, but sometimes the macro setup suggests it’s the right way to proceed.
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White papersClimate change and social inequality: how does climate change impact on inequality?
The research study stressed that considering social inequalities and properly accounting for the distribution of consumption and damage within regions in climate modelling is of paramount importance. Without doubt, there is a trade-off between social and environmental objectives.
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White papersA period of change: emerging markets and Asia
After nearly a decade in the wilderness for emerging markets, we must ask ourselves, is this a dawn of a new era? Is this the decade for emerging markets?
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White papersEmerging market equities – navigating a bumpy but attractive route
In 1990, developed markets accounted for just over 60% of global GDP and emerging markets for just under 40%.
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White papersFive reasons to buy emerging market equities
Emerging Markets (EM) have faced a challenging environment over the past five years, due to a series of global shocks that have triggered elevated market volatility and led the MSCI EM equity benchmark to experience its most protracted drawdown in history. In this environment, global asset allocators effectively deprioritised EM, risking suboptimal allocations.
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White papersEquity Outlook: Banks Deliver Message on Hidden Rate Risks
Global equities were volatile in the first quarter, as turmoil in the banking sector jolted markets. While swift regulatory action helped stem contagion, the crisis dented investor confidence in a fragile market environment and has sharpened awareness of risks created by a new interest-rate regime.
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White papersLow risk equity strategies without interest rate sensitivity
Many low risk equity strategies, e.g. minimum variance strategies, exhibit a negative exposure to changes in interest rates which can be explained by their strong overweight in interest rate sensitive sectors such as utilities. These sector biases are, however, not needed.
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White papersCompanies and Climate change - A research application of the AIIB-Amundi CCIF*
The 2015 Paris Agreement represented a watershed moment in the global response to climate change. It required countries to commit to Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), outlining and regularly revising a strategy for how they will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as adapt to the changing climate.
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White papersMultinational companies can thrive in tough times
As a portfolio manager, I invest in many large, multinational companies. The most common question I get these days is whether I am worried about the impact of de-globalisation. The risks are clear: rising US-China tensions, the war in Ukraine, increasing trade barriers, broken supply chains, a painful bear market and a slowing global economy.
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White papersA rocky net zero pathway
In 2022, the war in Ukraine impacted the energy supply outlook and also had implications for the net zero path. Security, affordability (in volume and prices) and sustainability of the energy supply were challenged, driving the need to diversify the energy supply mix.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - April 2023
“We are moving towards a more uncertain economic backdrop, with lower visibility on central bank actions. This calls for a prudent stance on risk assets.”
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White papersSchroders Capital Investment Outlook: Real Estate - March 2023
In this H1 2023 edition, we focus on the implications of market repricing over the past six months and key regime shifts underway.
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White papersPM Spotlight: A World of Experience in Managing Portfolios
Read this issue of PM Spotlight with Alison Shimada, head of the Total Emerging Markets team. Her diverse international background adds deep perspective to managing emerging market equity portfolios.
