​Emerging & Frontier Market Debt

Publicly traded debt securities issued by governments and corporations in rapidly growing developing or emerging market countries as well as less developed “frontier” countries.

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Investment Philosophy

Conning’s affiliate Global Evolution’s investment philosophy is rooted in the belief that there is greater value to be found in the less advanced countries of the world.

Conviction-Based Active Management

Top-down and bottom-up analysis aimed at creating unique benchmark agnostic emerging market debt portfolios

Frontier Exposure


Focus on dynamically improving countries where sufficient risk premium exists

Innovative Quantitative Research

Overarching quantitative research framework is integrated with the investment process to support idea generation

Sustainability


Integration of ESG into the investment process based on ESG-adjusted valuations and ratings

Emerging Markets vs. Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets vs. Frontier Markets

Expert

Morten Bugge

Morten Bugge is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer at Global Evolution. He co-founded Global Evolution in 2007. Morten Bugge has amassed extensive capabilities in emerging and frontier markets and brings more than two decades of investment experience to his role as Chief Investment Officer and ultimate investment decision-maker at Global Evolution.

Morten Bugge is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer at Global Evolution. He co-founded Global Evolution in 2007. Morten Bugge has amassed extensive capabilities in emerging and frontier markets and brings more than two decades of investment experience to his role as Chief Investment Officer and ultimate investment decision-maker at Global Evolution.

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Risk Considerations

 
Market Risk - Market, or systematic, risk is the risk that individual securities may be correlated with general market downturns regardless of the particular business conditions and outlook for the individual companies​
 
Credit Risk - Eroding fiscal health in issuing companies resulting in inability to meet debt obligations​
 
Inflation Risk - Inflation erodes the purchasing power of future cash flows from investments. In times of high inflation the value of securities may be reduced​
 
Liquidity Risk - Liquidity risk can occur when market conditions do not allow transactions to be made in a quick and orderly fashion in relation to indicative market prices​
 
Economic and Political Stability - Emerging markets may lack sophisticated financial, legal, social, political and economic structures, protection and general stability and higher potential for restrictions on foreign investments and uncertain tax positions​