RWC Partners launches OEIC version of GEM UCITS fund with John Malloy at helm

Coincides with ‘encouraging outlook’ for EMs

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RWC Partners has launched an OEIC version of its Global Emerging Markets UCITS fund for the UK wholesale market, which will be managed by John Malloy.

The TM RWC Global Emerging Markets OEIC is a long-only fund investing in 50 to 70 stocks across global emerging and frontier markets, with a focus on companies "exhibiting strong growth characteristics that are not yet reflected in the share price". According to figures from RWC Partners, the RWC Global Emerging Markets UCITS fund, which launched in 2015, has generated returns of 60.3% and 9.6% net of fees over one and three years, outperforming the index by 27% and 10.5% respectively. RWC's Clay regains management of Quilter Investors Global Equity Value The RWC Partners Emerging ...

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