Investec launches emerging markets equity fund

Investec Asset Management has launched the GSF Emerging Markets Equity fund for Archie Hart.

The new fund will be run using Investec's 4Factor process. Hart, who has over 20 years of emerging markets experience, will manage the fund with the support of the Global 4Factor equity team. A spokesperson said: "Over the past few years we have seen increasing demand from investors for a standalone EM equity strategy and have already won a number of segregated mandates. The launch of our GSF fund is a natural development in terms of opening up this opportunity to our wider investor base." Investec said the rising importance of emerging markets had made it crucial for the 4Factor G...