Half of advisers favour emerging markets on 12-month view - research

But advisers looking most to increase multi-asset exposure

Tom Ellis
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Emerging market equities would be the first-choice asset class for almost half (49%) of advisers on a 12-month view, according to research by Baring Asset Management.

This compare with just a quarter (25%) of advisers who chose US equities ahead of emerging market opportunities and the two-fifths (41%) who put UK equities first in terms of 12-month opportunities. Participants could choose multiple markets as their preferred choice, which is why the percentage total adds up to more than 100. Of the 120 advisers surveyed by Barings for the firm's latest IFA Barometer meanwhile, a third (33%) said they were favourable towards emerging market equities, with a fifth (18%) actively looking to increase client exposure to the region. The survey did, howeve...

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