JO Hambro targets China and India with fund launch

JO Hambro's latest Global Emerging Markets fund will invest predominantly in China and India when it launches later this month.

The JOHCM Global Emerging Markets Opportunities fund, run by ex-Barings managers James Syme and Paul Wimborne, will focus on two of the emerging markets major economies despite a tough spell for both since the start of the year. Syme said China and India are "forerunners" in the fund's soon to be launched portfolio. "There will be a focus where markets and central banks can influence growth," said co-manager Wimborne. He said Indonesia and Malaysia, countries showing "efficient and effective growth", will also feature in the fund. The fund will have around 50-60 holdings in total, ...