Adviser sentiment towards emerging market investment has increased significantly over the last quarter, according to the latest Baring Asset Management Investment Barometer.
The fund manager said two in five (41%) of advisers think their clients should increase their emerging market equity exposure. This is up eight percentage points from the previous barometer in September last year when the figure stood at 33%. The quarterly research found 17% of IFAs think clients should cut back on emerging market equity exposure, down from a quarter in the previous survey. Some 70% are either ‘very' or ‘quite' favourable towards emerging market equities - with only 3% ‘very' unfavourable. This comes despite recent figures showing an economic slowdown in China. The...
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