Capturing Opportunities with Emerging Markets Small Caps




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Summary: Emerging markets small-cap stocks remain an underinvested area of the market. However, we believe the emerging markets small-cap universe represents fertile ground for attractive investment opportunities today. Please join Alex Ingham, Portfolio Manager/Analyst, as he examines this vast universe, which currently has low dedicated analyst coverage, a greater number of opportunities in consumer sectors, and tends to be less susceptible to government intervention when compared to large caps. Featured Speaker: Alex Ingham Director, Portfolio Manager/Analyst Alex Ingham is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on the Emerging Markets, International, and Global Small Cap Equity teams. He began working in the investment field in 1996. Prior to joining Lazard in 2011, Alex was Head of Emerging Market Equities at Aviva Investors (formerly Morley Fund Management) where he managed emerging markets small cap equity portfolios. Prior to that, he was a fund manager for North American equities with the same firm. Prior to Aviva, Alex was Head of North American Equities at Aberdeen Asset Management. He also worked at Hill Samuel Asset Management and City Financial Partners Limited. Alex has a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Bristol. Alex is an associate member of the IIMR (Institute of Investment Management and Research) and has a diploma from the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies. As well, he has a CII (Chartered Insurance Institute) Financial Planning Certificate (Parts 1 and 2).