The 'compelling opportunities' being discounted in EMs

Investors waiting on sidelines

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After a challenging period, emerging market equities recovered in 2016 with the MSCI Emerging Markets index posting a 32.6% annual return in GBP, in line with the 32.7% for the S&P 500.

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