Frontier Markets

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Neptune has closed a further two productsin its range, bringing to an end a period of significant fund consolidation and restructuring for the firm.

The upgrade of two major frontier markets to emerging market status led to a significant increase in turnover for the HSBC Frontier Markets fund last year.

African financials are looking attractive despite the continent's wider corruption troubles, according to Old Mutual Investment Group's Cavan Osborne.

Emerging market specialist Charlemagne Capital has formed a joint venture with Iranian group Turquoise Partners to launch products offering access to the country's stock market.

Raoul Luttik, lead portfolio manager, EMD local currency strategy at Neuberger Berman, explains why frontier market bonds may be a better bet than emerging markets this year

RWC has hired two emerging markets managers from beleaguered US hedge fund firm Everest Capital, paving the way for a significant expansion involving its first offices overseas and several new products.

The impact of new political regimes

Frontier market indicies had a reshuffle this year as UAE and Qatar ascended to emerging market. VAM Funds' Chad Cleaver explains why Vietnam and Sri Lanka are now the leading lights of the sector.

Investors in frontier markets are among the bigger winners of 2014. The MSCI Frontier Markets returned 17.9% in the year to 3 December 2014, compared to a paltry 5.2% for the MSCI Emerging Markets.