Matthew Shafer, head of international distribution at Natixis Investment Managers, tells Funds Europe about the rollercoaster ride that COVID-19 has put the industry on this year and how it fits into his department’s strategies.
Matthew Shafer, head of international distribution at Natixis Investment Managers, tells Funds Europe about the rollercoaster ride that COVID-19 has put the industry on this year and how it fits into his department’s strategies.
New investment opportunities in emerging markets (EM) are resulting from the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on consumer behavior. By Patricia Ribiero, Senior Portfolio Manager, and Nathan Chaudoin, Senior Client Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Equity, American Century Investments.
Healthcare and emerging markets will deliver some of the best returns next year, according to a study that shows UK fund managers' optimism about the post-Covid world.
The survey highlights demand for investment in hard currency Asia debt (weighted arithmetic mean = 3.60), with demand for local currency Asian debt (3.43) ranking second in this list (fig 19).
Rating agency Moody’s has warned of the heightened ESG risk among issuers of debt in emerging markets (EMs).
BlueOrchard, an impact investment manager connected to Schroders, has launched a fund designed to provide financial support to medium and small businesses (MSME) in emerging markets hit by Covid-19.
Investment flows into China will strengthen over the next 12 months, despite uncertainties linked to US-China trade tensions and the new Hong Kong security law.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has brought in a code of conduct for fund managers and asset management companies (AMCs) in a bid to make the industry more accountable.
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/images/stories/fe/News_images/real-estate.jpg" alt="real estate" width="410" height="256" caption="false">Asian insurers and pension funds are forecast to grow their exposure to real assets in 2021, despite the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a particular focus on healthcare, social housing and sustainable transport.<!--break--></p>
Index provider MSCI and financial data vendor Bloomberg have teamed up to launch a new range of indexes incorporating ESG factors for emerging market fixed income.
