Somerset Capital

Emerging markets investment

Somerset Capital was founded by Edward Robertson, Dominic Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg in 2007 as an investment management firm focusing on global emerging markets. The firm has $8.4bn under management (as of 3 August 2018), with 49 members of staff including 19 investment managers and analysts based in London and Singapore.

People moves

Somerset Capital rehires senior analyst from Mobius

Joining firm's emerging and frontier markets team

clock 21 October 2020 • 1 min read

Emerging markets

SJP replaces Janus Henderson with Somerset CM on EM fund

Somerset co-founder to take over as lead manager

clock 08 January 2020 • 1 min read

Investment

Somerset to launch EM small and mid-cap fund for Asquith

Second vehicle for manager

clock 03 October 2019 • 2 min read

Equities

Somerset Capital Management profits dip under EM volatility

Founding partners release 3.3% equity to partners

clock 08 August 2019 • 2 min read

Investment

Jacob Rees-Mogg departs Somerset CM after Johnson's Cabinet appointment

Following appointment to government role

clock 25 July 2019 • 1 min read

Industry

What lessons have been learnt over the decade since Lehmans collapsed? (Part I)

Four-part Big Question special

clock 12 September 2018 • 17 min read

Fund management

Mobius strengthens investment team with double hire

Senior analyst Argyle joins from Somerset

clock 18 July 2018 • 3 min read

Funds

Somerset Capital Management launches frontier markets fund

Mixed growth/value portfolio

clock 17 July 2018 • 1 min read

Emerging markets

Somerset Capital's Lam: The drivers of EM performance

'Prepare to go off the beaten track'

clock 04 July 2018 • 2 min read

Emerging markets

Edward Lam: The biggest problem in emerging markets right now is finding something to sell

Edward Lam, lead manager of the Somerset Emerging Markets Dividend Growth fund, takes a closer look at whether EMs can keep up their impressive run.

clock 15 March 2018 • 5 min read
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