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Portfolio manager Stuart Ritson of Aviva Investors says that while emerging market debt may be viewed as "risky" to the uninitiated, one has to remember that it is a diverse asset class with economies at different stages of development. He expects emerging market debt to play an increasingly vital role for Asian investors in a low-yield world.
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Chong Koh Ping
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Portfolio manager Stuart Ritson thinks the outlook for this year will be more challenging as the global economy slows and central banks have little wiggle room to cut interest rates further.
Singapore-based Mr Ritson is a co-manager of Aviva Investors' Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond Fund.
