Advanced Frontier Markets

Top foreign sectors to look out for over the year

'Perception differs from reality'

Both inside and outside the financial services industry, 2016 will be remembered as a major turning point in history.

Fund buyers are taking profits in frontier markets after the recent reshuffle of constituents and a strong run of performance.

Chris Kitchenham, director at Walker Crips Stockbrokers, explains why he prefers closed ended funds for accessing frontier markets

ING's emerging markets hard currency debt team has increased its exposure to troubled former Soviet state Ukraine following the stand-off in Eastern Europe.

Julie Dickson, equities portfolio manager at Ashmore, says despite a huge growth in the asset class, frontier markets remain an under-allocated asset class.

Threadneedle is to team up with South Africa's STANLIB to launch a range of Africa-focused strategies including a frontier markets fund.

T Rowe Price's emerging market debt team has cut back on its Iraq government debt position, in anticipation of renewed political turmoil in the country.

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