Daniel Duncan and Andrew Foster discuss the performance of the emerging markets and the Fund during the fourth quarter. Next, Daniel probes the influence of politics on markets; Andrew asserts that the political woes weighing on the developing world are mainly the symptom of economic weakness rather than the cause of it. Andrew concludes by touching upon the Fund’s current positioning, and noting that within the emerging markets, large capitalization stocks (above US $10 billion in size) generally offer the best relative value.

Speakers

• Daniel Duncan, Managing Director, Business Development and Client Services
• Andrew Foster, Chief Investment Officer

Related Information

• Portfolio Review – Fourth Quarter 2015
• Fund Performance
• Portfolio Briefing Archives

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