Investment Adviser asked a selection of discretionary managers which investment houses are the main players in emerging market debt. They identified four.
Investec Asset Management
NUMBER OF EMD RETAIL FUNDS: 2
LARGEST FUND: £2.29bn Investec Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund
MANAGERS OF LARGEST FUND: Peter Eerdmans and Werner Gey van Pittius
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Investec Emerging Markets Blended Debt - October 2012 - x - 8.65%
Investec Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt fund - June 2006 - 14.58% - 152.06%
Aberdeen Asset Management
NUMBER OF SPECIFIC EMD RETAIL FUNDS(including offshore): 4
LARGEST FUND: $3.1bn (£2.01bn) Aberdeen Global - Select Emerging Markets Bond Fund
MANAGER OF LARGEST FUND: Aberdeen Emerging Market Debt team
Pictet
NUMBER OF RETAIL EMERGING MARKET DEBT FUNDS: 3
LARGEST FUND: Pictet Emerging Local Currency Debt fund ($13.4bn)
MANAGER OF LARGEST FUND: Simon Lue-Fong
Ashmore
NUMBER OF RETAIL EMERGING MARKET DEBT FUNDS: 10
LARGEST FUND: Ashmore Emerging Market Corporate Debt fund (£801.2m)
MANAGER OF LARGEST FUND: Ashmore investment team
