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 ♦ 32% of intermediaries now ‘very' favourable to emerging market and Asian (ex. Japan) equities

 More than three in five (61%) financial advisers believe that their clients should be increasing exposure to emerging market equities, according to the latest Barings Investment Barometer1, which explores attitudes towards the current economic environment and views on major asset classes. This is up by a substantial 19% since September's barometer2.

 While over half (55%) of financial advisers think their clients should increase their exposure to Asian equities (ex. Japan), up by 14%, they also cited their positive stance towards emerging market debt. More than a quarter (27.3%) said they believed their clients should increase exposure to the sector (up from 19% three months ago).

 Financial advisers and investment professionals have become significantly more favourable towards emerging market and Asian (ex. Japan) equities. Just under a third of respondents (32%) said they were now ‘very' favourable towards emerging market equities (up by 7% from September's barometer) while the corresponding figure for Asian (ex. Japan) equities was also 32% (up by 5%).

 The biggest shift in sentiment could be seen in emerging market debt (up by 12% on September's barometer to 21%). This was followed by the natural resources/commodities asset class (up by 9% to 16%), European equities
 (up by 9% to 18%) and US equities (up by 8% to 31%).

 In contrast, cash fell in popularity, with just one in ten financial advisers claiming they were ‘very' favourable towards the asset class (down by 1%). 

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