Market timing is far more important than sector selection, according to emerging market debt fund ma...
Market timing is far more important than sector selection, according to emerging market debt fund managers Ashmore, which is set to launch its first emerging equity fund. The premise for the new launch is that an understanding of sovereign and macroeconomic factors is the key to emerging market investing, and working on this basis should surpass the returns available from a stock-focused approach. Jerome Booth, director at Ashmore, which runs over $600m in emerging market debt, said: "Timing the ups and downs of the cycle is the most important factor for successful investing in emerging m...
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