Investor Insights
EM Currencies, Local Bonds Top Picks for 2020 – JP Morgan Asset Management
Last year was wracked by uncertainty, with trade tensions and a sharp reversal in rates weighing on growth. With the apparent relaxation of trade tensions and a consistent, supportive monetary policy environment, 2020 may be the year of revitalised economic growth, JP Morgan Asset Management analysts argue.
14 Jan 2020
Brown Brothers Harriman: Emerging Markets Preview for the Week Ahead
Leading investment advisors Brown Brothers Harriman give their take on the big drivers and key economic events to look out for in emerging markets this week
13 Jan 2020
The Missing Point in The Global Growth Debate
Global growth is decelerating. Policy-makers in developed economies are gearing up for yet more fiscal spending. While fiscal spending may support growth for a short time, and for longer if very carefully applied, it will not change the growth outlook fundamentally. This is because the main reason for slower growth lies elsewhere, namely in gross misallocation of capital on a global scale,…
10 Jan 2020
EM External Debt Benefiting from ‘Delightful Diversification’ - Ashmore
Despite a number of high-profile periods of volatility in 2019, it was a strong year for emerging market external debt, argues Jan Dehn, Head of Research at Ashmore Asset Management. Boasting returns of 15%, the asset class is reaping the rewards of growing credit quality and increased diversification.
10 Jan 2020
Stellar Emerging Market Debt Returns “Unlikely to be Replicated in 2020” – M&G
The stellar returns produced by emerging market debt in 2019 are unlikely to be replicated in 2020, according to Claudia Calich, Head of Emerging Market Debt at M&G Investments.
9 Jan 2020
Severity of 2019 Slowdown in India 'Exceeded All Expectations"– IDFC Mutual Fund
Following a year of falling growth for India, Suyash Choudhary, Head of Fixed Income at IDFC Mutual Fund, reflects on some of the economy’s challenges.
7 Jan 2020
Assessing Saudi Arabia’s Investment Landscape: What Investors Really Think
Saudi Arabia’s economic prospects are on a positive trajectory, but a number of leading investors are of the view that the market is missing the mark when it comes appraising the Kingdom’s ability to achieve its fiscal consolidation objectives or tackle emerging headwinds. Whilst significant reforms have opened the country to greater FDI and boosted investor confidence, concerns regarding the…
16 Oct 2019
IDFC Asset Management: NBFC Defaults Are Cyclical, Not Structural Issue
Late last year, India’s markets were rocked by a number of high-profile defaults in its non-banking financial institutions (NBFCs) sector. Since then, Narendra Modi’s thumping election victory, weakening domestic consumption and the government’s potential Eurobond debut have added to the noise, painting a puzzling picture of India’s underlying economic potential. Bonds & Loans speaks with Suyash…
18 Sept 2019
Brown Brothers Harriman: Emerging Markets Preview for the Week Ahead
Despite some positive developments last week, we think the three key issues for risk assets have not been resolved yet. Hong Kong protests continue, while reports suggest the US and China remain far apart. Even Brexit has likely been given only a three month reprieve. We remain negative on EM until these key issues have been ultimately resolved.
9 Sept 2019
Bahrain’s Mumtalakat CEO Eyes Global Investments with Positive Real Economic Impact
Known for a wide range of high-profile investments into companies like automotive heavyweight McLaren Group and metals giant Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), Mumtalakat – Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund – is doubling down on its search for investment opportunities that have a lasting positive impact on the real economy. Several months after it issued a debut sukuk and ahead of its 15-year anniversary,…
4 Sept 2019