Emerging markets (EMs) are on the front lines of climate change, facing challenges that could hamper economic development and jeopardise human health and capital assets. Physical climate risks such as extreme heat, droughts, supernormal rain events, water scarcity and poor
The continuing lack of progress in Congress on a new stimulus package seemed to be weighing on sentiment, with investors particularly worried about the building financial pressures on states and municipalities. On Thursday, Republicans brought …
Emerging-market (EM) debt rebounded strongly in the second quarter across hard currency sovereign and corporate credit as well as local-currency debt. We believe the market has entered a new phase following the broad-based recovery in the second quarter that will
In emerging markets (EM), the path to progress and prosperity is made more difficult by considerable structural challenges. These challenges, such as entrenched economic interests, weak institutional checks and balances and overall lack of physical infrastructure, create barriers to inclusive
Emerging-market (EM) debt rebounded strongly in the second quarter across hard currency sovereign and corporate credit as well as …
Summary for the week ending on Friday, 30 July Last week’s corporate earnings reports demonstrated that some major companies are benefiting from the pandemic’s impact on consumer patterns. This was on clear display Thursday evening, when Facebook, Amazon.com, Apple and
Summary for the week ending on Friday, 30 July Last week’s corporate earnings reports demonstrated that some major companies are benefiting from the pandemic’s impact on consumer patterns. This was on clear display Thursday evening, when Facebook, Amazon.com, Apple and
While the coronavirus has dealt a painful blow to many of the emerging-market economies, we see the challenges arising from this episode as only one of several sets of factors likely to determine EM vulnerability and performance over the medium
This paper highlights five reasons why Emerging Markets (EM) in aggregate are more resilient today than in prior periods. A “healthier” index composition in addition to four other reasons support our analysis that EM drawdowns will be significantly more muted
Webinar – Impact COVID-19 op Emerging en Frontier markten Maandag 29 juni a.s. organiseert TCM Investment Funds het webinar “Impact COVID-19 op Emerging en Frontier markten”. Hiervoor nodigen wij u van harte uit. Fundmanagers Wytze Riemersma en Marco Balk praten
Interview with Portfolio Manager Juliana Hansveden Last Wednesday, 24 June 2020, Nordea AM hosted their weekly Morning Espresso session. The session starts with Sébastien Galy, Senior Macro Strategist, who gives a
The reform of the currency is mainly symbolic In 2019, the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU1 ) initiated a shift from the CFA franc, the local currency, to a newly created currency – the eco. This marked the
Upside surprises in labour market data appeared to drive much of last week’s positive sentiment. Stocks rose sharply on Wednesday, following a much smallerthan-expected decline in ADP’s tally of monthly payrolls. The payroll processing …
Market dislocation creating long-term opportunities Two major drivers are shaping the landscape for EM countries: Covid-19 and oil dynamics. We are mindful that current events will have very significant negative effects on the economic outlook for EM this year, leading
Why recent developments could impact the asset class A number of emerging markets (EM) are experimenting with quantitative easing. The fall in oil prices has opened up new opportunities for fixed income investors. There are attractive valuations in select EM
Market Commentary This is not the first time that Carmen Reinhart has cried wolf. As recently as May 2018, she argued in a Bloomberg interview that rising US inflation and US rate hikes would sink EM, because “more than two-thirds
Market Commentary As of 27 April 2020, eighteen times more people have died from coronavirus per million of population in developed countries (DMs) than in Emerging Markets (EM). This is partly due to measurement problems, but there may also be
Two major drivers are shaping the landscape for EM countries: Covid-19 and oil dynamics. We are mindful that current events will have very significant negative effects on the economic outlook for EM this year, leading many countries into recession. However,
Key points Emerging markets are not homogenous. Taking a bottom-up, idiosyncratic approach can help identify investment opportunities regardless of where companies are based or macroeconomic conditions. In times of heightened volatility, a patient approach and an extended time horizon can
Developing nations face multiple shocks with uneven ammunition To date, emerging markets appear to have coped relatively well with the pandemic, with fears of a largescale humanitarian crisis so far misplaced. However, Iran, Russia and Turkey remain hot spots. Multiple
The rapid global spread of COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown measures have resulted in a global humanitarian and working capital crisis rolled into one event. The monetary and fiscal policy measures put in place by central banks and governments have
Webinar – Emerging market equities: Short term pain, long term gain? Emerging Markets have developed, broadened and deepened, but in current volatile markets, will they remain the key drivers of global growth? Please join Capital Group, an emerging markets pioneer,
White Paper It is telling that asset managers today closely monitor specific themes that would have seemed very niche just 20 years ago, such as the spending patterns of millennials in Asia. Why? Because Asian millennials' spending power has the
For emerging markets (EM) to do well, global markets require a growth rebound in Q3 or Q4. At a minimum, we would hope to see a peak in fatalities and new daily cases of the virus, followed by a clear
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY We believe that getting the country call right is the most important decision when investing in Emerging Market equities. Over the last 10 years, top-down (i.e., country and sector) Value has outperformed in these markets, even as bottom-up
Investors need to manage risk to take a breather and observe the shifting global economy, says our expert #Norman_Villamin in the Hong Kong Economic Times. Read on.
First of its kind biodiversity tool for investors announced - via @AdviserVoice https://www.adviservoice.com.au/2020/09/first-of-its-kind-biodiversity-tool-for-investors-announced/
