Emerging Markets

International Markets
August 2026

Korea: From Industrialization to Internationalization

Deutsche Bank

Research

13 Pages

Deutsche Bank explores how Korea is transforming its massive industrial success into global financial power.

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Emerging Markets
July 2026

Technology, commodities, and the changing face of emerging markets

UBS

Alejo Czerwonko

Research

4 Pages

UBS explains why emerging market equities are now being driven by both technology and commodity exposure.

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Emerging Markets
July 2026

“Emergent Seven” puts EM stocks in the spotlight

Capital Group

Arthur Caye

Research

7 Pages

Capital Group argues emerging markets may be entering a durable rebound as AI, stronger fundamentals, and valuation discounts reshape the opportunity set.

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Emerging Markets
July 2026

Emerging markets tech: bubble or structural growth cycle?

Schroders

Tom Wilson

Article

14 Pages

Schroders examines whether emerging-market tech is a bubble or a structural AI growth cycle.

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Emerging Markets
July 2026

Is EM a huge tech play?

Deutsche Bank

Jim Reid

Research

8 Pages

Deutsche Bank argues emerging market equities have evolved into a much larger technology bet than many investors realize.

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Emerging Markets
June 2026

Emerging markets in a fragmented world: From geography to resilience – the 4Rs framework

Allianz

Ludovic Subran

Research

13 Pages

Allianz Research argues that country resilience now matters more than the traditional emerging versus developed market distinction.

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Emerging Markets
June 2026

Emerging Markets 2.0: The Tipping Point Is Here

Allspring

Alison Shimada

Research

5 Pages

Allspring Global Investments argues that emerging markets may be entering a new era after a decade of relative underperformance, supported by AI infrastructure, manufacturing strength, and attractive valuations.

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China
June 2026

Diversification is becoming harder to achieve

Principal Asset Management

Magdalena Ocampo

Research

6 Pages

Principal Asset Management explains why traditional geographic diversification is becoming harder as AI, energy shocks, and supply chains increasingly connect global markets.

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China
May 2026

The Chinese Equity Bull Market Quandary

Gavekal

Louis-Vincent Gave

Research

17 Pages

Gavekal argues that China’s equity bull market remains intact but increasingly fragmented across sectors and styles.

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Markets
May 2026

Korea: From “discount” to re-rating

Deutsche Bank

Jacky Tang, Heval Ag

Research

14 Pages

Deutsche Bank examines whether Korea’s equity rally can move from a valuation discount toward a broader re rating.

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China
May 2026

Thoughts From the Road | China

KKR

Henry McVey

Research

18 Pages

KKR argues that China remains investable, but the opportunity set is changing as policymakers prioritize stability over stimulus.

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Emerging Markets
April 2026

What Matters More for Emerging Markets Investors: Economic Growth or EPS Growth?

Jay Ritter, Jason Hsu

Research

15 Pages

The authors test whether emerging markets investors should care more about GDP growth or corporate earnings growth.

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China
April 2026

A Tale of Two Countries: The Real Estate Crises in 1990s Japan and Contemporary China

Kenneth Rogoff, Yuanchen Yang

Research

51 Pages

The authors compare China’s property downturn with Japan’s 1990s collapse to show how housing busts can drag on growth even without a classic banking crisis.

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Emerging Markets
March 2026

Emerging Markets: The Map Is Not the Terrain

Orbis Investments

Research

18 Pages

Orbis argues the old emerging markets playbook no longer fits current realities.

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Markets
March 2026

Emerging markets’ strength is coming from within

Robeco

Research

8 Pages

The architecture of the global economy is changing with emerging markets (EM) becoming central to global growth, innovation and wealth creation.

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Emerging Markets
March 2026

Thoughts From the Road

KKR

Henry McVey

Research

21 Pages

KKR's Henry McVey wrote about his recent trip to India, which he continues to see as one of the more compelling long-term destinations for global capital, particularly in a world where services, not goods, are driving the next phase of global growth.

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China
February 2026

John Arnold on China

John Arnold

Research

8 Pages

John Arnold shared some thoughts from his first trip to China to learn about energy and robotics.

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China
January 2026

US Exceptionalism Versus Chinese Uninvestibility (Part I)

Gavekal

Louis-Vincent Gave

Research

16 Pages

Louis-Vincent Gave contrasts United States equity strength with the idea that China has become uninvestible as policy choices diverged, arguing that China has deliberately redirected savings into domestic supply chains and resilience, accepting weaker market returns as the price.

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Market Outlooks
December 2025

East Capital Outlook 2026: Why invest in emerging and frontier markets in 2026?

East Capital

Research

7 Pages

East Capital explains why emerging and frontier markets look attractive heading into 2026.

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Market Reports
December 2025

Guide to the Markets: EMEA | 4Q 2025

J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Research

94 Pages

J.P. Morgan Asset Management updated their Guide to the Markets EMEA through November 30, 2025.

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Alternative Assets
November 2025

Eastern Frontier: Unlocking Diversification in China

Man Group

Yash Panjabi, Giuliana Bordigoni

Research

13 Pages

Man Group says improving access to more of China's uncorrelated markets offers diversification opportunities to global investors as market dispersion increases.

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Markets
November 2025

Biopharma Market Update

Stifel

Tim Opler

Research

69 Pages

Tim Opler gives an update on biotech in China (starting on page 34), noting that activity is off the charts and the U.S. venture presence increasingly visible.

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Global Macroeconomics
September 2025

Thoughts From the Road: Southeast Asia

KKR

Henry McVey

Research

9 Pages

KKR reflects on recent meetings in Southeast Asia, highlighting strong 2025 equity performance, capital inflows, and demographic tailwinds.

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Markets
July 2025

Brazil: Rewiring the Economy

Morgan Stanley

Eric Carlson, Ravi Jain

Research

6 Pages

Morgan Stanley explores Brazil’s shift from a “lost decade” to renewed growth driven by structural reforms.

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Markets
May 2025

Emerging Markets 2.0: The Tipping Point Is Here

Allspring

Alison Shimida

Research

6 Pages

Allspring explains why they believe that there is currently an opportunity for investors to diversify into emerging markets given the first signs of an exceptional decade beginning to appear.

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Portfolio Management
April 2025

Choosing to Lose: Country Misallocation in Discretionary EM Investing

Acadian

Seth Weingram, Ram Thirukkonda

Research

9 Pages

Acadian studies the country positioning of emerging market equity managers, finding it didn’t help returns and was infected by return chasing.

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Markets
February 2025

Long-Term Investing in Emerging Markets

MSCI

Anil Rao, Rohit Gupta

Research

10 Pages

MSCI seeks to identify the drivers of total shareholder returns in emerging-market equities, finding higher profitability, disciplined capital return (including share buybacks), stable earnings and meaningful dividend payouts were common traits by ‘compounders’.

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Markets
February 2025

Turning Tides in Emerging Markets

GQG Partners

Research

12 Pages

GQG makes the case for emerging markets, specifically India, Indonesia and Brazil.

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Markets
January 2025

Bargain, Value Trap or Something in Between?

GMO

Ben Inker, Anna Chetoukhina

Research

20 Pages

GMO’s Q4 letter covers a number of topics, including why they believe U.S. large cap value stocks are attractive today, why they are cautious on China, and why they are tilting towards quality in U.S. small cap stocks.

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Markets
December 2024

10 for 10: Themes for the Next Decade

Man Group

Henry Neville

Research

9 Pages

Man Group presents ten secular investment themes expected to shape markets over the coming decade, grounded in geopolitical shifts, structural economic changes, and technological disruption. 

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Global Macroeconomics
October 2024

Prejudice And China

Gavekal

Louis-Vincent Gave

Research

10 Pages

Louis-Vincent Gave highlights how Western leaders missed China’s leap in industrial growth due to travel restrictions, media bias, and cultural prejudice.

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Markets
October 2024

Emerging Markets: The Biggest, Fastest Growing, and Arguably Least Understood Pool of Credit in the World

PIMCO

Research

11 Pages

Pimco published an overview of emerging market debt, which has surpassed U.S. corporate debt to become the world’s largest credit pool. 

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China
October 2024

Uncovering the rich tapestry of emerging markets

M&G Investments

Research

40 Pages

The third edition of M&G Investments’ Ampersand magazine delves into the diverse and dynamic nature of emerging markets, emphasizing the […]

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Markets
May 2024

Emerging Market Equities without China

Meketa

Research

12 Pages

Meketa looks at the implications of removing China from the broader emerging markets group, analyzing country and sector composition, historical returns, valuations and more.

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China
March 2024

Where Chinese equities go, emerging-market stocks will follow

Fidelity Investments

Research

9 Pages

Fidelity argues that China remains the swing factor for emerging markets given its index weight and valuation reset.

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Markets
January 2024

Emerging Market Debt: A Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity

GMO

Victoria Courmes

Research

6 Pages

GMO believes EM local currency debt deserves a prominent place in portfolios today due to relative value, diversification and potential alpha.

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Markets
December 2023

Investing in China: Does the opportunity outweigh the risk?

FTSE Russell

Research

21 Pages

FTSE Russell examines whether Chinese equities still offer attractive opportunities given slower growth, policy uncertainty and geopolitical tension.

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Markets
March 2023

Re-Emerging Equities

AQR

Michele Aghassi, Dan Villalon

Research

11 Pages

AQR Capital Management makes the case for revisiting emerging market equities now that expected long horizon returns look unusually attractive.

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Markets
January 2023

Emerging Market Small Cap: Good Things Come In…

Man Group

Research

10 Pages

Man Institute explains why EM small caps can improve diversification and capture more domestic growth.

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Markets
July 2021

Outlook On Emerging Markets

Lazard

Research

9 Pages

Lazard Asset Management explores the outlook for emerging markets, arguing that a synchronized global recovery, vaccine rollout, and supportive policy backdrop could drive stronger performance across equities and debt.

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Markets
February 2021

Emerging Markets Crisis Investing

Verdad

Daniel Rasmussen

Research

56 Pages

Verdad argues that emerging markets may offer a compelling opportunity as valuations, demographics, and capital flows shift in their favor after a prolonged period of underperformance.

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Markets
April 2020

Rebuttal To Carmen Reinhart And Kenneth Rogoff’s Proposal That Emerging Markets Suspend Debt Payments

Ashmore

Jan Dehn

Research

4 Pages

Ashmore examines whether emerging market sovereigns can sustain external debt payments amid the COVID shock, arguing solvency concerns are overstated despite sharp spread widening.

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Markets
October 2019

Does Style Still Matter in Emerging Markets?

Lazard

James Donald

Research

6 Pages

Lazard examines whether traditional equity styles like value, momentum, and quality still drive returns in emerging markets.

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Markets
October 2019

Emerging Market Stocks: Getting Comfortable With The Uncomfortable

GMO

Rick Friedman

Research

5 Pages

GMO argues that the real opportunity in emerging market equities comes from illiquidity rather than size, challenging the traditional small cap premium narrative.

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Markets
July 2019

Investing in China: Silk (Road) Purse or Sow’s Ear? An Interview with Scott Malpass and Jay Willoughby

TIFF Investment Management

Laurence B. Siegel

Research

13 Pages

TIFF Investment Management interviews Scott Malpass and Jay Willoughby to explore whether China is a compelling long-term investment or a structurally flawed one.

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Markets
June 2019

Emerging Markets Charts & Views

Amundi Asset Management

Yerlan Syzdykov

Research

30 Pages

Amundi explores the shifting narrative around emerging markets in early 2019, focusing on how macro forces like USD strength, trade tensions, and policy shifts shaped performance and sentiment.

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Markets
April 2019

Emerging and Developed Markets: So the Last Shall Be First

PIMCO

Jamil Baz

Research

22 Pages

PIMCO explores how investors can rethink emerging market allocations using a more granular, multi asset framework rather than relying on traditional benchmarks.

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Markets
April 2019

The Future of Emerging Markets

MSCI

Dimitris Melas

Research

33 Pages

MSCI examines how emerging markets have evolved over three decades and what their future role may look like in global portfolios.

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Markets
April 2019

China A-Shares: Perspectives from the Inside Out

PineBridge

Hanqing Tian, Anik Sen

Research

12 Pages

PineBridge Investments explores China’s A-share market and why it represents a distinct, underappreciated opportunity within global equities.

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Markets
February 2019

Emerging Markets Charts & Views: Seek opportunities, but be aware of short-term volatility

Amundi Asset Management

Yerlan Syzdykov

Research

30 Pages

Amundi explores the investment case for emerging markets in early 2019, arguing they remain a key long-term return driver despite recent volatility tied to USD strength and rising rates.

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Markets
January 2019

Emerging Markets: A Better Deal for Growth

Goldman Sachs

Research

8 Pages

Goldman Sachs Asset Management highlights how emerging markets may offer a more attractive long-term growth profile than developed markets, supported by structural improvements and valuation gaps.

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Markets
October 2018

Thinking Strategically about Emerging Markets

UBS

Jorge Mariscal

Research

30 Pages

UBS examines how emerging markets have evolved over the past 20 years across economic, social, and financial dimensions, and what that means for investors today.

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Markets
August 2018

Emerging-Market Bonds: A Fixed Income Asset With Equity-Like Returns (And Risks)

Vanguard

Daren Roberts

Research

16 Pages

Vanguard outlines the case for actively managed emerging market bonds, focusing on how disciplined security selection and risk control can potentially deliver consistent returns in a volatile asset class.

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Global Macroeconomics
July 2018

Mapping the Unfolding US-China Trade War

Bridgewater

Ramsen Betfarhad, Bob Prince

Article

1 Pages

Bridgewater Associates maps the competing US and Chinese objectives driving the trade conflict, separating areas where compromise appears possible from deeper strategic tensions.

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Markets
June 2018

Chinese-American Misunderstandings, Disputes, and Wars

Bridgewater

Ray Dalio

Article

1 Pages

Bridgewater Associates examines how deeper differences in American and Chinese values could turn trade friction into broader conflict.

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Markets
June 2018

2018 Emerging Markets Mid-Year Outlook A Multi-Year Recovery

Mirae Asset Global Investments

Rahul Chadha, Malcolm Dorson

Research

14 Pages

Mirae Asset outlines a multi year recovery in emerging market equities driven by earnings growth, improving fundamentals, and supportive global conditions.

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Markets
April 2018

A Top-Down Look at the Chinese Equity Market

Bridgewater

Bob Prince, Erin Miles

1 Pages

fundamentals with the US and Europe.

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Markets
March 2018

Inclusion of China in Bloomberg’s Global Aggregate Bond Index Boosts Pressure on Investors to Figure Out How They Will Deal with the Opening of Chinese Markets

Bridgewater

Greg Jensen, Paul Podolsky

Article

1 Pages

Bridgewater Associates examines how China’s opening capital markets could reshape global portfolios as major indices begin incorporating Chinese assets.

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Markets
February 2018

A New Dawn For Emerging Markets Equities

Barings

William Palmer, Michael Levy

Research

6 Pages

Barings explores whether emerging market equities are entering a more durable recovery after years of lagging developed markets.

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Markets
September 2017

The Opening of Chinese Credit Markets Means That Foreign Investors Can Build a Balanced Portfolio in China; This Will Be a Big Deal

Bridgewater

Greg Jensen, Paul Podolsky

Article

1 Pages

The authors examine how China’s opening credit and equity markets could reshape global portfolios by making balanced Chinese allocations more accessible.

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Markets
June 2017

Emerging Markets: From Niche to Necessity

BlackRock

Leland Clemons

Research

13 Pages

BlackRock explores how emerging markets evolved from speculative satellite allocations into increasingly mainstream portfolio exposures as liquidity, governance, and index inclusion improved.

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Markets
March 2017

Emerging Markets Outlook for 2017: Risks Remain, but There Are Reasons for Optimism

William Blair

Todd McClone

Research

8 Pages

William Blair explores why emerging markets entered 2017 with stronger fundamentals despite rising concerns around Trump era trade policy, higher U.S. rates, and China’s debt buildup.

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Markets
December 2016

The Emerging Markets Hat Trick: Time to Throw Your Hat In?

Research Affiliates

Rob Arnott, Brandon Kunz

Research

8 Pages

Research Affiliates argues emerging markets may offer a rare setup where cheap valuations, depressed currencies, and improving momentum align simultaneously.

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Markets
September 2015

The Impact in China and Abroad of Slowing Growth

Absolute Return Partners

Michael Pettis

Research

9 Pages

GlobalSource Partners examines how China’s slowing growth and rebalancing process could reshape global markets.

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Markets
July 2014

Emerging capital markets: The road to 2030

Credit Suisse

Research

64 Pages

Credit Suisse examines how emerging capital markets could reshape global finance by 2030 as equity and bond issuance accelerates across developing economies.

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Markets
August 2013

The Challenges of China’s Rise, Part 1 

ING

Tanweer Akram

Research

64 Pages

ING Investment Management examines the structural challenges accompanying China's remarkable economic rise, arguing that sustaining 7.5% GDP growth requires rebalancing away from investment toward consumption.

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Markets
June 2013

Emerging Market Opportunities

O’Shaughnessy Asset Management

Patrick O’Shaughnessy, Ashvin Viswanathan

Article

1 Pages

O'Shaughnessy Asset Management examines why emerging market equities may offer attractive opportunities through a systematic approach built on value, dividend yield, and price momentum.

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Markets
March 2013

We Are Still Bullish on Emerging Market Equities for 2013

WisdomTree

Jeremy Schwartz

Article

1 Pages

WisdomTree explains why it remained constructive on emerging market equities entering 2013, arguing that attractive valuations created a favorable backdrop despite recent volatility.

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