Catch growth in emerging markets by going for private assets, says adviser

Index-linked investing in emerging and frontier markets doesn't really benefit from growth actually taking place in these countries, says independent investment adviser Ari-Pekka Hildén. Private markets, he says, offer optimal investment opportunities.
Ari-Pekka Hildén, the former head of equities at Finland's pension giants Varma and Keva, today advises several investment companies on emerging and frontier market investments. | Photo: PR
Ari-Pekka Hildén, the former head of equities at Finland's pension giants Varma and Keva, today advises several investment companies on emerging and frontier market investments. | Photo: PR

Following the financial crisis in 2008, the investment universe focusing on emerging and frontier markets has turned excessively index-oriented, says investment adviser Ari-Pekka Hildén, who has some 30 years of experience of investing in the world's developing economies.

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