Due to a fast-moving market, emerging markets fund managers have to keep their strategies proactive and aggressive to secure a return
Emerging markets have been undergoing a rally since the third quarter of this financial year. However, with the market moving so quickly, the degree of return achieved by managers depends on them using more proactive strategies and taking aggressive positions. Several funds in the sector, including the GAM Emerging Markets Multi-fund and the Gartmore Capital Strategy Emerging Markets fund, have acted promptly to adjust their portfolios in order to the take advantage of the market. They have reallocated assets so as to increase the beta of their fund to try to ensure that any upturn i...
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