Scientific Beta

Adviser Voice: "Investing in emerging markets (EM) equities offers diversification and adopting a multi-factor approach provides access to well-grounded return premia, while significantly reducing volatility, according to new figures from global index provider and research house Scientific Beta."

Adviser Voice 15/04/2024

 

"(...) “The attraction of investing in EM is multifaceted,” said Susan Rodgers, Scientific Beta’s Business Development Director for Australia and New Zealand. “EM economies generally experience faster growth compared to developed markets (DM), which can potentially lead to higher returns on equities, albeit with higher volatility. Over the period since 2001, EM equities have outperformed developed markets on a cumulative basis. Furthermore, this asset class provides diversification benefits to investors, as its returns have shown low correlation with those of traditional asset classes.” “Our multi-factor EM strategy has outperformed the broad cap-weighted benchmark with lower volatility over the short and long term,” said Erik Christiansen, Head of Investment Solutions for Scientific Beta... (...)"

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