For more information contact: emailus@marcusevans.com An interview with Mark Mobius, a specialist in emerging markets and investment trusts, and a speaker at the marcus evans APAC Investments Summit 2013 shares his thoughts on making the most of market volatility. Join the 2015 Summit along with top industry investment executives and service and solution providers in an intimate environment for a focused discussion of key new drivers shaping corporate priorities and investment strategies. For more information contact: emailus@marcusevans.com

1. Why Volatility is an Investor’s Friend
Which emerging markets should beginning to purchases shares over a
they look into? set period of time have the opportunity
to purchase at not only high prices, but
Most emerging markets have at least also low prices, bringing their average
some investment bargains. It is a cost down.
matter of studying the fundamentals of
each individual stock, rather than What is your outlook for the future?
investing on the basis of market hype.
Investors should also be careful of Our outlook remains positive. We expect
stocks trading at excessive valuations. emerging economies to continue to
grow much faster than developed
Most emerging market funds have large economies in 2013 and for the
exposures to Brazil, Russia, India, foreseeable future, since the economic
Interview with: Mark Mobius, China, Thailand, Indonesia, and South fundamentals of most regional
specialist in emerging markets and Korea. economies remain strong.
investment trusts
Another interesting opportunity is In addition, we have seen Central Banks
frontier markets, which are typically globally pumping money into the
“Investors should accept market cycles smaller and less developed, but growing financial system. This liquidity is
and make volatility their friend,” says at a fast pace. They could become positive because it means that there is
Mark Mobius, one of the world’s tomorrow’s emerging markets. These lots of cash in the system, some of
foremost specialists in emerging include Nigeria, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, which will make its way into emerging
markets and investment trusts. “It is Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, stock markets. Investors can be
this volatility that gives investors the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt, prepared by researching undervalued
opportunity to sell high and buy low, Ukraine, Romania, Argentina, and many investment opportunities and investing
since the manic-depressive nature of more countries. when they have the cash.
markets means that they will rise much
more than they should and fall much What investment strategies should
more than should as well. Investors they put in place to overcome
should thus accept market cycles and uncertainty?
plan accordingly,” he went on to say.
A speaker at the marcus evans APAC
Diversification is key. It is possible to
have all your eggs in the wrong basket It is volatility
Investments Summit 2013, in Macao, at the wrong time. Global investing
China, 10 - 12 April, Mobius talks about
market volatility and the investment
across all sectors is always superior to
investing in only one market or
that results in
opportunities in the emerging
markets.
industry.
investment
Taking a long-term view, even if you
What challenges are investors in
the region currently facing?
desire short-term rewards, also helps.
This makes an investor less emotional
opportunities
and less likely to make careless
The current market volatility may be mistakes. Investors should look beyond
viewed by investors as a challenge, short-term volatility to see patterns of
however, they should accept it. Any market, political and economic
study of stock markets around the world behaviour. The changes of obtaining
will show that bear markets have always superior return will be much greater.
been temporary.
To minimise discomfort or disap-
It is clear that markets do have cyclical pointment in the short-term, investment
behaviour with pessimistic, sceptical, averaging could be undertaken by
op t i m i s t i c , e up ho r i c , p an i c a n d purchasing consistently in a measured
depressive phases. It is volatility that and periodic pattern. Investors who
results in investment opportunities. establish a programme from the very

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