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Lazard Developing Markets Equity Portfolio
Emerging markets offer investors earnings growth, but for Peter Gillespie and Kevin O’Hare, portfolio managers of the Lazard Developing Markets Equity Portfolio, it is essential to focus on the valuation paid for that earnings growth. Relying on fundamental bottom-up analysis to gain an information edge, the fund team aims to
Companies with strong competitive advantages and growth profiles that are also run by a competent management team are more likely to deliver consistent performance even when the business climate is unfavorable. Portfolio manager Eric Schoenstein explains how the Jensen Quality Growth Fund utilizes a rigorous analysis of free cash flow
Principal International Emerging Markets Fund
A process focused on identifying positive change requires disciplined research, especially when it comes to fully understanding the capital allocation model of a business. Mohammed Zaidi explains how the portfolio managers of the Principal International Emerging Markets Fund and a team of analysts combine fundamental analysis and behavioral finance disciplines
Seafarer Overseas Growth and Income Fund
Emerging markets may seem quite attractive for growth-oriented strategies, but this segment also suffers from internal and external volatility at times. Inbok Song, co-portfolio manager of the Seafarer Overseas Growth and Income Fund, explains how companies with a track record of free cash flow and dividend help investors generate more
GuideStone International Equity Fund
When investors think of multi-manager strategies, they tend to associate them with a selection of well-performing asset managers, ignoring their strategic diversification advantage. Jay Edmondson, Senior Manager of Investment Research of the GuideStone International Equity Fund, discusses how diversified exposure benefits the strategy in the long term. Building the right
Oppenheimer International Equity Fund
Often the market and industry structure plays a key role in determining the long-term performance of many businesses just as the position of a company in a particular industry does. Companies enjoying such structural tailwinds are more likely to reward investors with delivering predictable financial results. James Ayer, portfolio manager
Investors prefer to put their trust in companies that are easier to understand rather than invest in complicated businesses. As a result, the market tends to be wrong on many occasions, especially when analyzing complex situations. Portfolio Manager Christian Correa and the team at the helm of the Franklin Mutual
More often than not stocks that are out of favor remain so over a long period of time until eventually the businesses restructure, merge or new management takes over. However, many of these companies continue to be under the radar, even with value investors, who may be too slow and
Investors have a daunting task when it comes to selecting from several thousand companies to invest, and the problem is only compounded when they are searching for opportunities around the world. Randall Dishmon firmly believes that great companies stand out regardless of where they operate, but the portfolio manager of
AMG Trilogy Emerging Markets Equity Fund
A broader global perspective and a highly experienced team are among the key differentiators at the AMG Trilogy Emerging Markets Equity fund. Portfolio manager Pablo Salas navigates the seas of emerging markets relying on a bottom-up approach, fundamental research, quant screens, and macro trend analysis. With risk management embedded in
