Exploring the Early-Stage Frontier Markets

Authors:  Benjamin Griffith, CFA Clifford Quisenberry, CFA Submission Date:  February 16th, 2012 Abstract:  This paper seeks to describe the characteristics of the early-stage frontier markets, those countries that are excluded by even the frontier indices due to their small size or limited liquidity.  Despite the implementation challenges, adding an allocation to the early-stage frontiers to … Read more

Investing in Frontier Conflict Countries

Author:  Benjamin Griffith, CFA Submission Date:  11/2/2010 Abstract:  In the last ten years, all ten instances of war in countries with stock markets have occurred within the borders of countries whose markets are classified as frontier by the major index providers.  In-country military conflicts tend to impact stock market performance in predictable ways, which active managers could theoretically use … Read more

An Introduction to Frontier Emerging Markets

Authors:  Clifford Quisenberry Jr., CFA Benjamin Griffith, CFA Submission Date:  02/28/2011 Abstract:  In many ways, the frontier emerging equity markets look similar to the way the emerging markets did 20 years ago.  Rapid economic growth and elevated risk premiums provide opportunities for attractive long-run returns, and diversifiable country risks allow for relatively low portfolio level … Read more

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