Emerging Markets
Emerging Markets | 8 Feb 16
Emerging market outflows concentrated in Asia
The €1bn of net outflows from emerging market equity funds in December brought total redemptions from the asset class in 2015 to €36.3bn. Though emerging markets everywhere suffered heavily from the commodity price slump, Asia suffered the biggest blows last year.
ANALYSIS: Beware China’s rapidly diminishing cash pile
The ‘humiliation’ of emerging markets, led by China, is currently at an extreme says Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Outflows dampen UBS fourth quarter and annual results
Outflows from Europe and emerging markets dented UBS Wealth Management’s fourth quarter results, while annual inflows ebbed dramatically standing at less than a third of their 2014 levels.
Emerging Markets | 1 Feb 16
A strong bet on Vietnam’s quiet progress
Vietnam’s market hit bottom in 2012, argues David Roes, and since then his hedge fund has shifted from wider Asean market exposure to a 90% allocation to Vietnam.
Legal & General IM expands index funds range
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched a global real estate index fund and announced the imminent launch of an emerging markets government bond index fund.