Continuing restrictions on market access in China, India and Argentina remain a key concern for emerging and frontier market investors, according to Russell Investments’ Market Risk Review.
Emerging market real estate is a solid long-term investment for two reasons.
Asia will continue to grow, but that expansion won’t come from traditional sectors.
China faces a brighter future after bottoming out over the past six months.
Don't expect another BRIC breakthrough.
With a push from improved performance of domestic businesses, the equities pendulum has swung back to the U.S. market.
The decline in Scotiabank's Commodity Price Index in April was mild.
Investors who allocate a portion of their portfolios to frontier market equities may achieve greater return potential over the long term than if they invest solely in developed markets, says Dafydd Lewis, investment analyst at Lloyd George Management (LGM), part of BMO Global Asset Management.
Larger emerging markets have underperformed lately, but frontier and smaller developing economies can still offer returns.
Indonesia’s economy is being stymied by the slowdown in India and China, countries that consume the bulk of its exports. Growth in the biggest economy in southeast Asia has also been impacted by falling commodity prices and uncertainty around government policies ahead of national elections 2014, reports FT.com. However, investors remain confident in Indonesia’s longer-term […]