About this event
Emerging markets are evolving rapidly, driven by structural shifts, political change and reform. This session will explore why now is a compelling time to invest and how an active, catalyst-led approach can uncover opportunities overlooked by passive strategies. Through examples from across Fiera's diversified portfolio, the panel will highlight how mispriced quality and growth can be exploited and where EM fits within broader global asset allocation. Join Jerome Booth (moderator) alongside CJ Morrell and Ian Simmons of Fiera Capital for a discussion on the active edge in today’s EM landscape.
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Guest speaker
Ian Simmons Senior Portfolio ManagerG
Ian Simmons joined Fiera Capital (Europe) in 2004, after beginning his career at Fidelity. He initially covered Asian markets before shifting his focus to Latin America, managing Fiera’s Latin America Strategy from 2009 to 2016. In 2017, he was appointed Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fiera Emerging Markets Strategy and has served as Lead Portfolio Manager since 2018. He is also a member of the OAKS team.
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Guest speaker
Jerome BoothG
Jerome Booth is a well-known economist and leading expert on emerging markets. Jerome Booth founded New Sparta Asset Management in 2015. He is Chairman of the board and a shareholder. In 2013 Jerome retired from Ashmore Group, a world leading emerging markets asset management group he helped establish in 1999 in a Management Buy-Out from ANZ Bank. Prior to ANZ he worked in the Strategic Planning unit of the Inter-American Development Bank from 1991-4 in Washington, D.C. Prior to this, Jerome had appointments as a Lecturer in Economics at Christ Church, Oxford, a consultancy business advising on aid issues, and a position in the mid-1980s in her Majesty’s Department of Trade and Industry. Chairman of the Governing Board of Anglia Ruskin University, Jerome has a D.Phil and an M.Phil in Economics from the University of Oxford as well as a B.Sc in Geography from the University of Bristol.
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Cj Morrell Managing Director, Head of JapanG
CJ holds the position of Managing Director and Head of Japan at Fiera Asia, where he is responsible for expanding the firm’s presence and strengthening client relationships in the Japanese market. He has over 30 years of experience in asset management, with a focus on Asia and Emerging Markets. Before joining Fiera, he was a Partner at Sloane Robinson, Managing Director at JP Morgan Asset Management and Merrill Lynch, and also held senior roles at James Capel in Tokyo. He is fluent in Japanese and French, and conversational in Portuguese and Spanish.
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Guest speaker
Fiera Capital FieraFC G
Fiera Capital
Fiera Capital Corporation is an independent asset management firm with a growing global presence. They deliver customised multi-asset solutions across public and private market asset classes to institutional, financial intermediary, and private wealth.
