Written by John Gubert I was recently asked an intriguing question. How would I have designed the markets if I had had a free hand? I have to admit I would most likely have made many of the mistakes of my peers of the last few decades, but, with hindsight, I can propose with certainty…

  Written by Clive Triance As early as the 1960s, Harry Markowitz was the first academic to build on the concept of modern portfolio theory, diversification and a full exploration of the relationship between risk and reward in financial markets. Traditional financial economics teaches of the trade-off between expected reward and risk. However, a concept…

Cherie Graham, Brown Brothers Harriman, spoke with John Gubert, UniCredit at the 2013 NeMa Conference, to tell us a bit about the challenges Brown Brothers Harriman have in the Emerging and Frontier Markets.  What extra precautions do BBH take when looking at an Emerging or Frontier market? NeMa 2014 takes place this June in Vienna.…

Which African markets are the ones to keep an eye on over the next few years?  Hari Chaitanya, Regional Head, Investor and Intermediaries, Africa, Standard Chartered, provided some insights to NeMa TV at Nema Africa 2013, touching on some of the key issues that his clients need addressed, and the common questions clients are asking…