GIB Asset Management launches first emerging market fund

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Boutique asset management firm GIB AM has launched its first emerging market focused portfolio, the GIB AM Emerging Markets Active Engagement fund.

The fund will be run by Greg Konieczny, Kunal Desai and Marcin Lewczuk, who all previously worked together at Mobius Capital Partners, which specialised in emerging and frontier markets. CEO of GIB AM Katherine Garrett-Cox said that this launch was a "significant milestone" for the business. It follows the launch of its Sustainable World fund last year and is another step in scaling capital in support of sustainable development, Garrett-Cox said. "We believe that there is a growing need for active investment in emerging markets and having a mind-set for long term returns." MiFID II...