Somerset manager warns of impending EM credit crisis

China and Turkey pose key risks

Laura Dew
clock • 2 min read

Mark Asquith, small-cap manager at emerging market specialist Somerset Capital, has warned of a potential "credit event" in the region, admitting he is "tactically concerned" about debt levels.

While the manager, who is lead on the firm's £84m Emerging Markets Small Cap strategy, believes emerging markets could outperform over the longer term, he has warned of an impending credit event which could derail the rally. So far this year, the MSCI Emerging Markets index has enjoyed strong performance, rising 31.7% year-to-date in US dollar terms. "We have strong confidence in emerging markets over the next ten years, but we are tactically concerned about emerging market credit risk and the knock-on effect of that globally," he said. "I foresee a credit event happening which wil...

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