Performance across EM sector varies

The panel considers the varied reactions different emerging markets across the globe have had to the sub-prime crisis

This week our Conjecture debate focused on the mixed bag that is emerging markets. While many have prospered in recent years, driven by high commodity prices and investors seeking higher growth rates than those on offer in the developed world, others have faced more of a struggle. The panel consisted of Grant Shotter, lead manager of HEXAM Capital Partners Global Resources Absolute Return fund; Roberto Demartini, sector specialist for emerging markets at Standard & Poor's, and James Syme, head of the global emerging equities team at Barings. Does the performance of traditional emerging...