Are Frontier Markets a Calculated Risk? (Bloomberg)

The perception of frontier and small emerging capital markets as too small, illiquid and poorly regulated is changing. With growth rates that are typically above the global average, there is a swing in sentiment towards this asset class. Proving their worth in terms of market performance, whilst the US S&P recently lost 8.7% of its value during the 10 trading days from the 29th of January, the MSCI Frontier Market Index only fell 6%. How are these smaller markets able to withstand the buffeting from such global volatility? READ MORE

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