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Emerging market debt - the major players

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Emerging market debt - April 2013

Investment Adviser asked a selection of discretionary managers which investment houses are the main players in emerging market debt. They identified four.

Investec Asset Management

NUMBER OF EMD RETAIL FUNDS: 2

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LARGEST FUND: £2.29bn Investec Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund

MANAGERS OF LARGEST FUND: Peter Eerdmans and Werner Gey van Pittius

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Investec Emerging Markets Blended Debt - October 2012 - x - 8.65%

Investec Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt fund - June 2006 - 14.58% - 152.06%

Aberdeen Asset Management

NUMBER OF SPECIFIC EMD RETAIL FUNDS(including offshore): 4

LARGEST FUND: $3.1bn (£2.01bn) Aberdeen Global - Select Emerging Markets Bond Fund

MANAGER OF LARGEST FUND: Aberdeen Emerging Market Debt team

Pictet

NUMBER OF RETAIL EMERGING MARKET DEBT FUNDS: 3

LARGEST FUND: Pictet Emerging Local Currency Debt fund ($13.4bn)

MANAGER OF LARGEST FUND: Simon Lue-Fong

Ashmore

NUMBER OF RETAIL EMERGING MARKET DEBT FUNDS: 10

LARGEST FUND: Ashmore Emerging Market Corporate Debt fund (£801.2m)

MANAGER OF LARGEST FUND: Ashmore investment team