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July 16, 2021

Looking Back and Ahead: Eventful Decades for Emerging Markets

by Morgan Harting

Emerging markets have seen a transformation over the past decade, and we expect them to remain dynamic in the next decade. For investors seeking to tap opportunities across asset classes, one storyline will remain timeless.

Asset Allocation, Climate Change, Currency, Emerging Markets, Multi-Asset

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November 17, 2020

Can Multi-Asset Investors Find Lasting Recovery in Emerging Markets?

by Morgan Harting, Karen Watkin

Emerging-market (EM) asset returns substantially lagged their developed-market (DM) counterparts over the last decade. In 2020 so far, EM equity performance has been on par with DM equities. Are we at an inflection point?

Coronavirus, Emerging Markets, Low-Yield Environment, Multi-Asset

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October 21, 2019

Investors Need Income, Not Excess Risk

by Morgan Harting

With government bonds providing too little income, investors need to diversify credit exposures and include other credit-like investments to achieve their income needs...but without reaching for yield or taking excess risk. Multi-asset portfolios can help.

Multi-Asset

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May 22, 2019

Emerging Markets: Widen Your Lens Beyond Trade Tensions

by Morgan Harting

The beauty of EM investing is you can find opportunities in stocks or bonds beyond the narrow focus of headlines.

Emerging Markets, Volatility

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April 02, 2019

Emerging Markets: Don’t Be Spooked by Bleak Headlines

by Morgan Harting

Signs of a recovery in emerging markets early this year have given way to worries about China’s economic slowdown and sluggish growth in Europe and Japan. But beyond the negative headlines we think many risks that weighed on the market last year have faded and the earnings outlook is relatively strong.

Fixed Income, Multi-Asset

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August 30, 2018

How Contagious Is Turkey?

by Morgan Harting, Christian DiClementi

The Turkish lira has dropped 38% as of August 28, putting pressure on inflation as well as the country’s debt-heavy corporations and banks. Investor jitters have spread over the past week to some other emerging markets and European banks with Turkish exposure, but we don’t expect contagion to expand much further from here.

Currency, Emerging Markets, Fixed Income, Multi-Asset, Volatility

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June 04, 2018

Can Emerging Markets Defy a Stronger Dollar?

by Morgan Harting

Turkey’s currency crisis has spooked emerging-market (EM) investors, especially amid growing concern about the strengthening US dollar. We think countries and companies in the developing world are actually much more resilient to a stronger dollar than in the past.

Currency, Emerging Markets, Equities, Fixed Income, Volatility

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May 21, 2018

Income…but at What Cost?

by Morgan Harting, Karen Watkin

There are a lot of suggestions these days about where to get extra income, but less discussion about the cost attached to it. A diversified multi-asset approach can help—and provide additional growth potential. But how it’s designed matters.

Multi-Asset

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December 05, 2017

What’s the EM Story? It’s All About Growth

by Morgan Harting

Emerging markets did quite well in 2017, despite early concerns of trade wars, Trump and China. That’s because growth has picked up and should continue into 2018. We also think EM equity returns will be broader based—well beyond the handful of companies that dominated in 2017.

Emerging Markets, Multi-Asset

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November 27, 2017

Emerging Markets: Three Places to Look Next

by Morgan Harting

Emerging markets have performed strongly since their trough early last year. There are still great opportunities in the developing world. But to find them, we think it’s especially important to search across asset classes.

Emerging Markets, Equities, Fixed Income, Multi-Asset

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November 22, 2017

Battle Emerging-Market Downside by Going Multiple

by Morgan Harting, Brian Resnick

Emerging markets offer investors plenty of opportunity, but managing downside risk effectively is critical. A flexible framework that integrates multiple asset classes can help.

Emerging Markets, Multi-Asset, Volatility

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June 14, 2017

Big Tailwinds Are Backing Emerging Market Assets

by Morgan Harting, Karen Watkin

As global growth firms up, many emerging market economies are powering ahead of the developed world. These superior growth dynamics aren’t the only tailwinds supporting EM assets.

Emerging Markets, Equities, Fixed Income, Multi-Asset

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What Brazil’s Troubles Mean for Emerging Markets

May 23, 2017

by Morgan Harting

Asset Allocation, Climate Change, Currency, Emerging Markets, Multi-Asset

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Coronavirus, Emerging Markets, Low-Yield Environment, Multi-Asset

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Emerging Markets, Volatility

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Currency, Emerging Markets, Fixed Income, Multi-Asset, Volatility

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Emerging Markets, Multi-Asset, Volatility

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