Advisers expect increased client allocations to emerging markets

Emerging and frontier markets will outpace growth in developed markets, study shows

Isabel Baxter
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Financial advisers and wealth managers expect clients to increase allocations to emerging and frontier markets over the next 18 months, according to a recent study.

Research from data and insights company Pureprofile, commissioned by Vietnam-focused investment company Vietnam Enterprise Investments Limited (VEIL), found that 64% of financial advisers and wealth managers surveyed expect clients to increase their allocations to emerging and frontier markets by between 10% and 15% over the next 18 months.  Two thirds of wealth managers and financial advisers surveyed believe clients are currently underweight in emerging markets, it also revealed. Over the next five years, 92% expect growth in emerging and frontier markets will outpace growth in deve...

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