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Some managers still remain committed to asset class

After months of capital outflows and uncertainty, the Federal Reserve's decision to hold rates in September could provide emerging markets with some respite.

Can Mexico be given a clean bill of health?

Latin American equities have been out of favour with investors for some time, but things could be about to change, writes BlackRock's Will Landers.

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Brazil’s equity markets have surged ahead this year as investors hope the upcoming election will usher in reforms similar to those seen in Mexico, explains Will Landers, manager of the BlackRock Latin American investment trust

A continuation of the crisis in emerging markets will spell further pain for developed equity markets, Carmignac Gestion managers have said.

Emerging market currencies hit fresh lows after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting made the prospect of tapering this year all but a certainty.

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AXA Investment Managers' head of emerging market equities, Julian Thompson, has named Mexico as his top pick from among the EM countries in his investment universe.