Investors shun emerging markets despite bullish forecast

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A third of UK investors have no exposure to emerging markets despite the majority expecting the region to be the top performer over both the medium and long-term.

An Ignis September survey of 521 direct retail investors found over 70% have less than 10% in emerging markets, even though 41% expected it to see the highest returns over three years. Investors are even more convinced of an emerging markets supremacy over the next decade, with 45% believing the developing world would outperform all other regions over the period - far ahead of Asia Pacific (10%), US, Europe, UK and Japan. It corresponds well to a recent Ignis survey of 180 advisers, which also found a strong preference for emerging markets, with 83% expecting a greater exposure to the...

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