Emerging markets

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

The change is attributed in part to the cost of managing dividends.

USAA Capital held over $513 million in market value of the Wall Street giant’s large-cap, emerging market and international ActiveBeta funds.

JPMorgan projects net corporate issuance of emerging market debt at just $22 billion for the rest of the year.

Large-cap equities were the only group of offerings that outperformed their respective benchmark.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

The offerings outperformed their developed-nation counterparts this year on the back of faster growth and narrower current-account deficits.

The smart-beta offerings each have an international focus.

Active management supplemented by local knowledge cannot be easily manufactured or automated, an expert says.

July 31: Being a good judge of character is a central ingredient, the co-founder of LM Capital says.

Outlook for faster growth is supporting developing-nation bonds despite the increase in U.S. and European rates over the past year.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

Experts say conditions are right for allocations to return to their peak in 2013, potentially unleashing $350 billion of new money.

The proposal comes as the gap between elevated Indian asset prices and anemic earnings growth spurs warnings of unfettered optimism in Asian markets.

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The benchmark MSCI emerging markets index advanced more than 11% last year, and this year to date gained another 14%.