Interactive Financial Adviser: Emerging Market Debt

In the latest Interactive Financial Adviser debate, our panellists from Aberdeen Asset Management, MFS Investment Management, Barings and Standard & Poor's discussed Emerging Market Debt.

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The rise in popularity of Emerging Market Debt funds was one of the big investment stories of last year. However, rising treasury yields could have an impact on some regions and many managers are moving into high yield areas to avoid the pinch. What are the prospects for EMD funds in 2011? Which countries are managers avoiding and where are they finding pockets of value.

The Emerging Market Debt panel includes:

James Mashiter - Sector Speicalist, Standard & Poor's

Brett Diment - Head of Emerging Markets Debt, Aberdeen Asset Management

Rob Hall -Investment officer and institutional fixed-income portfolio manager, MFS Investment Management

Thanasis Petronikolos, Head of Emerging Market Debt, Baring Asset Management