By William Ledward, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group; Nicholas Hardingham, CFA, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Emerging Market Debt Analyst, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group; Robert Nelson, CFA, Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group; and Stephanie Ouwendijk, CFA, Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group
Emerging markets as an investment class overall suffered a setback in investor sentiment in 2018, despite strong economic growth. William Ledward, Robert Nelson, Nicholas Hardingham and Stephanie Ouwendijk of Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group take a