Asia

An underappreciated allocation opportunity

Next year's general election set to dominate market discussion

Positions EMs outlook for next 12 months

INDUSTRY VOICE: Investors face many challenges throughout their investment journey, especially when investing in foreign markets. Red tape, bureaucracy, a lack of verifiable information - these are just some of the hurdles along the way.

Encouraging performance

Major changes

Emerging markets have endured a turbulent few months, with a sell-off in a string of economies stretching from Latin America to Asia sparking fears of global contagion.

Asian stockmarkets have had a tough year, culminating in October as trade tensions, a strong US dollar, rising bond yields and weaker Chinese macro data combined to send share prices sharply lower.

G20 summit this week

INDUSTRY VOICE: For historical reasons, Japan has often been overlooked by income-seeking investors. However, as Karen See, co-manager of the Baillie Gifford Japanese Income Growth Fund, explains, this is changing. Improved corporate governance is driving...