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The Ninety One 4Factor team hone in on the main sector driving most of this year’s gains in the space: information technology. Rather than being a bubble, the team believe this theme is early, rather than exhausted, with this memory cycle structurally different to previous ones. PMs Archie Hart and Varun Laijawalla explain why. Investment involves risk; losses may be made. For professional investors.

Varun Laijawalla spent part of the summer on the road in the US, meeting allocators in Seattle, San Diego, Utah and Boston to talk emerging market equities. We asked him to share a few notes from the trip. Appetite for the asset class was strong and the questions he fielded echo those we're hearing from investors around the world. What does he see coming next? Read on for more on his conversations with allocators in the US. Investment involves risk; losses may be made. For professional investors.

Emerging markets have entered the second half of the year in a position of genuine strength. Ninety One’s EM portfolio managers explain how improving earnings, resilient economies and stronger fundamentals are creating a solid foundation for both EM equities and debt. Investment involves risk; losses may be made. For professional investors.

Today, the frontier market universe is bigger, broader and more liquid than ever. Yet it remains less researched and less crowded than many other areas of fixed income, resulting in significant opportunities for active investors. Our experts explain why frontier markets are increasingly relevant for today’s portfolios. Investment involves risk; losses may be made. For professional investors.

The macro backdrop has become significantly more supportive of EM equities. Our experts Archie Hart and Varun Laijawalla believe several factors provide a positive backdrop for the asset class: a new US dollar cycle, robust earnings growth and relative valuations at historically cheap levels. However, the choice of investment approach used to invest in the asset class is important, not least because EM equities can be volatile. Read their paper. Investment involves risk; losses may be made. For professional investors.

Commodities are on the radar of many investors at present. Yet investing directly may not be the best way to invest in the asset class. Our experts explore the advantages of building exposure via the shares of natural resources companies, which include a wider opportunity set and diversification opportunities across the commodity value chain. Take a look > https://nty.one/4oNp11l Investment involves risk; losses may be made. For professional investors.