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The expected risk premium for the Global Market Index (GMI) resumed an upward drift in June, rising to an annualized 6.0%. The current risk premium forecast for GMI - 6.0% - suggests that multi-asset-class strategies will generate lower returns relative to results posted in recent yea...

A new report by the William Blair funds illustrates why some investors may see emerging market debt as a good play over the near future, especially if the assets of the funds are denominated in the local currency. That is a play on dollar weakness. The report uses the JPMorgan Government Bon...

Emerging markets overall felt a dose of optimism in August amid hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine, continued easy monetary policy globally and improving economic data pointing toward recovery. Our emerging markets equity team breaks down the key trends, news and events it has an eye on, and shares...

By Sergey Davalchenko Equity investors in emerging markets ((EM)) typically focus on large-cap companies. But allocating to smaller companies can help broaden an EM allocation by providing a different mix of exposures to opportunities across countries and sectors - and can bring potential ...

The global pandemic has accelerated growth in certain sectors and industries such as digital payments, e-commerce, data centers, telemedicine and video gaming, with disruption timelines shortening. This trend is positive for our active Emerging Markets Equity Strategy, as we have always been f...

By Manraj Sekhon, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity Our Emerging Markets Equity CIO Manraj Sekhon provides the team's midyear outlook, including how secular trends driving opportunities in emerging markets have accelerated because of the COVID-19 cr...

Investing pain comes in many flavors. "Shoulda woulda coulda" is one of our personal favorites, quickly followed by "position sizing". Rebalancing can be easy on paper, but incredibly hard in practice. Holding a laggard over a long period of time is frustrating, and can feel like death by a th...

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact economies across the globe as they emerge from lockdowns, including emerging markets. Our Emerging Markets Equity team provides an overview of developments over the past month, and takes a look at how the pandemic is driving a trend toward deglobalizat...

By Nicholas Hardingham, CFA, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Emerging Market Debt Analyst, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income; and Robert Nelson, CFA, Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income With inefficiency comes opportunity, according ...

By Alberto J. Boquin, CFA This year's COVID shock accelerated a secular decline in interest rates around the world. Emerging market ((EM)) rates are no exception. The yield on the JPMorgan Emerging Market Local Currency Index (GBI-EM) declined to a series low of 4.6% compared to a 6.3% av...