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• Equities: Finding Long-term Growth Amid Current Volatility

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• Is Short-Termism Masking a Long-Term Opportunity in EM Equities?

  Emerging markets are in the headlines on a regular basis, but we rarely hear the whole story. In this article, which also appears in September’s edition of IPE, Ghadir Cooper explains more.

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• Global Emerging Markets Equities: Where Do We Stand?

  In this Q&A, William Palmer and Michael Levy, Co-Heads for Emerging and Frontier Equities, discuss their approach to accessing the asset class, current trends, and why recent headwinds may be becoming tailwinds.

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• Why Russia May be Set for an Explosion in E-commerce Growth

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• How to Approach a More Accessible Chinese Equity Market

  Barings’ William Fong and Andrew Lee explore the different ways to access China’s onshore and offshore equity markets following the decision by MSCI to increase the weighting of China A-shares in their benchmarks.

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• How We Assess Investment Opportunities

  In this video, Barings Global Emerging Markets Equities team explains its investment approach by discussing an opportunity at one of its weekly meetings.

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• Brazil: A New Frontier?

  Following the country’s national election, Barings’ Latin American equity team takes a look at how Brazil is positioned and what reforms the new president may consider to boost the economy.

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• Turkey: Where From Here?

  On the back of developments in recent months, Barings’ Emerging Europe equities team takes a look at how Turkey is positioned.

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• Why Recent Weakness in EM Equities Presents an Opportunity

  In this commentary, which appears in September’s edition of IPE, William Palmer and Michael Levy explain why they believe the factors that have contributed to the weak share price performance are temporary in nature, and growth prospects for the asset class remain attractive.

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• A New Dawn for Emerging Markets Equities

  EM equities are enjoying a strong rebound following five years of underperformance versus developed markets. In this piece, Barings’ portfolio managers explain why they maintain an optimistic outlook for the asset class.

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