Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging and frontier markets represent the fastest growing economies in the world. We believe the continued growth of these markets presents compelling opportunities across a range of industries. Our index agnostic, opportunistic approach has been honed for more than two decades, and the depth of experience garnered within our team allows us to participate in attractive growth opportunities that are off the beaten track for most investors.

Make space for the next generation

Primary analysis

Its high yield conviction approach results in concentrated portfolios that are exposed to a broad range of differentiated ideas. Individually, these ideas may represent high risk but, in combination, they deliver the potential for diversified growth.

High conviction approach

The team’s extensive experience covers a wide variety of market conditions, often as pioneer investors in markets that are not yet part of mainstream indices. Its high conviction approach results in concentrated portfolios that are exposed to a broad range of differentiated ideas that combine to deliver attractive growth potential with diversified risk.

Read the latest Greenwheel Insights in Investment Practice: Investing in Financial Inclusion, a joint paper between the Redwheel Emerging & Frontier Markets team and Greenwheel.

Read the latest whitepaper from the Sustainable Emerging Markets team.

Jessica Lim, Analyst in Redwheel's Emerging & Frontier Markets team, shares her latest research trip to Vietnam, addressing why she remains optimistic for the region in 2024.

Awards and recognition

Winner: Asset Manager Investment Team of the Year

Winner 2021: Global Emerging Markets

James Johnstone ranked #1 Manager – Citywire Euro Stars 2023 

Meet the team

A large team of investment professionals, some of whom have worked together for over two decades, prioritising face-to-face research to inform idea generation. This provides on-the-ground knowledge and an ability to seek out a wide range of opportunities across the emerging and frontier markets spectrum.

James Johnstone

James is the Co-Head of the Emerging and Frontier Markets team and joined Redwheel in 2015.

John M. Malloy

John is the Co-Head of the Redwheel Emerging and Frontier Markets team having joined in 2015.

Victor Erch

Victor is Co-Portfolio Manager and analyst of the team’s Frontier and Next Generation Emerging Markets Strategies.

Colin Liang

Colin is Head of China Research and Portfolio Manager of the China Equity Fund within the Redwheel Emerging and Frontier Markets team.

Cem Akyurek, Ph.D

Cem is the Chief Economist of our Emerging and Frontier Markets Team.

Thomas K. Allraum

Thomas is Portfolio Manager on the Emerging Market strategy and also an analyst for the Emerging and Frontier Markets team.

Marina Bulyguina

Marina is Head of ESG Research and Integration for the Emerging and Frontier Markets team.

Ferdinand Campbell

Ferdinand (Ferdy) is an Analyst on the Emerging and Frontier Markets team covering Latin America.

Huanlong Chen

Huanlong is an Investment Analyst in the Emerging and Frontier Markets team and joined Redwheel in 2020.

Christopher DiSalvatore

Christopher joined Redwheel in 2017 as an Analyst in the Emerging and Frontier Markets team.

Shivesh Haulkhory

Shivesh joined Redwheel in 2011 as an Analyst on the European Equity team before joining the Emerging and Frontier Markets team in 2017

Felipe Labbe, Ph.D

Felipe joined Redwheel in September 2020 as Macro Economist for the Redwheel Emerging and Frontier Markets strategies.

Jessica Lim

Jessica is an Analyst in the Emerging and Frontier Markets team.

Anel Pena

Anel is the ESG Analyst for the Emerging and Frontier Markets team and joined Redwheel in 2021.

Matthew Sandys-Thomas

Matthew joined Redwheel in October 2020 as a graduate recruit.

Jaimin Shah

Jaimin joined Redwheel in 2015 as an Analyst.

Christopher Siow

Christopher joined the Redwheel Emerging and Frontier Markets team as an Analyst in 2018.

Alan Spies, Ph.D

Alan is Head of Quantitative Research in the Emerging and Frontier Markets team and joined Redwheel in 2015.

Luke Yang

Luke joined Redwheel in December 2021 as an Analyst in the Emerging and Frontier Markets team.

Tianyu Xiang

Tianyu Xiang joined Redwheel in February 2022 as analyst in the Emerging and Frontier Markets team.

Kaori Mackay

Kaori joined Redwheel in 2022 as an analyst of the Emerging Markets Team covering Japan.

Eloise Veillet

Eloise joined Redwheel in 2022 as a Portfolio Manager to launch the Redwheel International Equity Strategy.

Archana Shah

Archana joined Redwheel in 2022 and will be focusing on impact for the Emerging and Frontier Markets Team.

Joseph Ayoola

Joseph joined Redwheel in 2022 as an analyst covering international equities.

Hui Ting Ang

Ting joined Redwheel in 2022 to focus on sustainable solutions for the Emerging and Frontier Markets Team.

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