Emerging-market equities come of age

The asset class is likely to outperform emerging-market debt as more funds enter the market.

Emerging-market equities are back in vogue. Whether it is primary-market activity, secondary-market trading volumes or performance levels, the asset class is on a roll and analysts reckon there is much more to come.

To gauge how much interest is building in emerging-market equities, consider two deals that were priced last month. On September 12, Deutsche Telekom sold its 10.1% stake in Russia’s Mobile TeleSystems, raising $1.5 billion within a matter of hours. A sale of local shares, it is the biggest Russian equities deal so far this year.

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