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Martin Currie Emerging Markets Fund

Dariusz Sliwinski has been managing the £26 million* Martin Currie Emerging Markets Fund since January 2003.

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    • FIVE KEY REASONS FOR INVESTING:
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    A solid investment case for emerging markets
    Diversification benefits
    Genuinely global fund
    A stable, highly-experienced and well-resourced team
    Disciplined investment approach
    A solid investment case for emerging markets - (close)
    Size - emerging markets contain almost 90% of the world's population, over 80% of its land mass, over two-thirds of foreign exchange reserves, and contribute a third of global nominal GDP*. However, emerging markets are under-represented in portfolios - we believe this will change as the growing importance of emerging markets is recognised further

    Internally-driven growth - a younger population relative to the West with an ever-increasing consumer middle-class, economies that are less indebted than the West, and a lessening dependence on developed markets - all features that point to the huge growth potential in emerging markets

    Sound economies - governments in Asia and Latin America have steered their economies through the financial crisis better than in the West, applying prudent economic and fiscal measures whilst introducing pro-business policies and reforms. Corporate governance standards are improving across the region

    Stability and consistency - liquidity and volatility in emerging markets are on a par with the developed markets

    * IMF World Economic Outlook, Thomson Datastream, Bloomberg
    Diversification benefits - (close)
    Emerging markets offer investors access to highly attractive companies operating in the world's most vibrant economies. Along with the potential for substantial capital growth, emerging markets also offer significant diversification benefits.
    Genuinely global fund - (close)
    This fund is truly global, with diversified investments across Asia, Latin America, Emerging Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The fund is currently invested in 16 countries.
    The fund has balanced access to the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries - they currently represent some 48% of the fund.
    This diversity gives investors exposure to a variety of attractive markets and balances the overall risk of the portfolio.
    A stable, highly-experienced and well-resourced team - (close)
    Dariusz is supported by our award-winning Asia and global emerging markets team of eight, which has an average of 11 years' investment experience.
    The team manages regional Asia, Greater China and Global emerging markets portfolios worth £2.6 billion.*
    Disciplined investment approach - (close)
    The fund has a bottom-up stockpicking approach based on in-depth fundamental research and is supported by strong risk management disciplines.





    * As at 31 March 2010.
    Source for chart: Martin Currie as at 31 March 2010. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

    For further information about this fund please contact your usual account manager or email enquiries@martincurrie.com / call 0808 100 2125.