As a long-term value manager Mondrian Investment Partners has always believed in carrying out analysis which captures all potential material risks and opportunities; understanding and integrating the impacts of ESG factors has therefore consistently been part of our long-term modeling.
At the African National Congress (ANC) election in December 2017, Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as the new leader of the party, replacing the ineffective and corrupt incumbent Jacob Zuma. Pure relief at a change of leader led to such exuberance in financial markets that the phrase ‘Ramaphoria’ was coined.
Over the past couple of decades, Emerging Markets Debt (EMD) has matured into a large, diverse and growing asset class. We believe not only is the case for a long term strategic allocation to EMD compelling but the tactical case, given current valuations, suggests that the time is now ripe for entry.
As a result of our thorough bottom-up analysis and incorporating all a variety of factors into our long-term dividend discount valuation, we concluded the stock was significantly undervalued with an attractive skew of returns and a reasonable worst case scenario.
Nearly a decade into an economic recovery marked by low yields and stock market volatility, wary investors are still struggling with where to allocate portfolio assets for stable, long-term returns.
Since the US stock market has outperformed international equities for nearly a decade, some investors may falsely believe that owning non-US stocks no longer offers the performance-enhancing advantage it once did.
Investors tend to overpay for growth when interest rates are held artificially low and monetary policy floods the markets with liquidity.
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All information is as of September 30, 2020 unless otherwise noted.
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