A recent report by William Blair focused on investing in the modern non-inflationary world. Despite the current environment of deflation, analysts believe that there are still areas of growth to be found for picky investors. The report focused on one such investment opportunity: emerging markets.
Macroeconomic Restructuring
During the past decade, many emerging market countries have undergone major fiscal policy changes that have solidified their economies and laid the foundation for sustainable growth. New policies reigning in out-of-control inflation, cutting irresponsible fiscal spending and reducing or eliminating debt inevitably created much healthier business environments.
From 1997 to 2014, the number of high-quality emerging market companies that William Blair includes in its investable universe has risen seven-fold. In fact, there are now as many high-quality emerging market names in the William Blair’s universe as there are U.S. companies.
India
The poster child for investment in modernized emerging markets in 2014 was India. India’s equity market was the best-performing market of 2014, gaining 32.7 percent on the year. In addition, India’s 14 percent bond yield topped William Blair’s list by a wide margin.
William Blair analysts believe that India’s largest concern for the future will be…
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