Elevating your emerging markets game planBY JAN ROHOF | FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025 11:02AM Do emerging markets still belong in a modern investment strategy? If so, how do we appropriately weight emerging markets exposure?
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DANIEL SHRIMSKI
MANAGING DIRECTOR
VANGUARD INVESTMENTS AUSTRALIA LTD
MANAGING DIRECTOR
VANGUARD INVESTMENTS AUSTRALIA LTD
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Elevating your emerging markets game plan
Do emerging markets still belong in a modern investment strategy? If so, how do we appropriately weight emerging markets exposure?
Inflows into fixed income ETFs gather pace
While the penetration of fixed income into the ETF structure has lagged way behind equities, we expect flows to accelerate.
Managing uncertainty in a rapidly changing economic landscape
As we distill the first quarter's volatility and confusion, there is further economic moderation ahead with sizable risks to the downside.
AI, alternative data and sustainability in focus
As AI and alternative data reshape quantitative investing, here are some key insights from discussions with institutional investors.
