Timberlake seeks new emerging frontiers

HSBC emerging market fund manager highlights new frontier emerging markets as a key theme in the asset class, offering rapid economic growth

Nick Timberlake took over the HSBC Global Emerging Markets Equity fund three years ago after leaving F&C Asset Management. He was joined at Halbis, the group's specialist fund management arm, by Stephanie Wu and Douglas Helfer, both also left F&C. According to figures from Morningstar, the vehicle has outperformed its benchmark since Timberlake took over, returning 95.12% against 85.29% over three years to end March. What is your investment approach? The fund management team are first and foremost stockpickers, so an emphasis on individual companies is very important. Our stockp...