OBSR awards JPM EM Alpha Plus ‘A' rating

OBSR has awarded the JPM Emerging Markets Alpha Plus fund an A rating ahead of its addition to the Cofunds platform on Monday.

The ratings agency says the fund offers a concentrated portfolio of emerging markets companies and importantly, seeks to outperform the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market index with significantly lower volatility by capturing a significant portion of the upside whilst protecting on the downside over a market cycle. OBSR also praises fund manager, Christopher Morrell, for his experience and the instrumental part he has played in developing risk management tools for emerging market absolute return investments. Launched in August 2006, the $212m vehicle has returned nearly 38% since...