Deep Dive: Frontier markets play an important role in portfolios

Increased urbanisation

Shannon Lancaster, fund analyst at Ravenscroft, dives into frontier market equities.

The world's population is expected to continue to grow over coming decades and much of this increase will be in emerging and frontier markets. As these regions develop they become more urbanised and consume more. We believe the rise of the emerging middle class consumer is a key investment theme that will shape the world for decades to come. Alongside our emerging market exposure, we believe frontier markets play an important role in portfolios.  Deep Dive: Arguments for frontier markets are compelling There are currently 2.2 billion people living in frontier markets. Frontier mark...