As more investors flock to emerging markets ETFM asks industry experts to discuss prospects for the region and how ETFs can be a valuable investment tool to gain access
Why are the emerging markets an attractive investment option? Are there any countries or sectors that are performing particularly well at the moment? Paolo Giulianini: Emerging Markets (EM) have performed extremely well in 2010. The gauge was up by 16.4%, as measured by the MSCI EM index, compared to the Developed Markets (DM) which rose only by 9.55%, according to the MSCI World index. This performance was spread evenly across regions: Emerging Asia 12%, Latin America 17%, Emerging Europe 15%. Only the Bric countries lagged behind at 7%, mainly because of tightening policies which impac...
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