Emerging markets - a missed opportunity

ethical investment

SRI investors are losing out from the lack of opportunities to invest in emerging markets, but if investors and advisers show an interest in such products fund management groups will respond to the demand

Despite the increasing interest showed by investors in socially responsible investment (SRI) funds over the past few decades a global emerging markets equity fund has yet to be launched that combines traditional financial analysis with environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis. Emerging market equities have turned into a distinct asset class and deliver high returns, with low correlation to the returns of developed markets over the long term, thus playing an important diversification role in the portfolios of global investors. However, for SRI investors, emerging markets are vir...