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Even though emerging markets offer attractive fundamentals, investors should still consider governance and sustainability factors

Emerging markets now play an increasingly important part in the global economy and offer attractive opportunities for investors through high economic growth and improving physical and legal infrastructures in addition to relatively low financial correlation with developed markets in normal market conditions. However, risks prevail both at a country level and company level. Two recent reports published by F&C's Governance & Sustainable Investments (GSI) Team - Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets: an Investor's Roadmap and BRIC: Sustainability Holds the Key to Long-term Growth - highli...