FSSA Global Emerging Markets Focus fund invests in 40-45 large and medium-sized companies in emerging markets. Manager Rasmus Nemmoe has an absolute return mindset and looks for quality companies that can demonstrate sustained and predictable growth over the long term.
Rasmus Nemmoe, Naren Gorthy
Rasmus Nemmoe is a portfolio manager at FSSA Investment Managers, where he leads the management of the First State Global Emerging Markets Focus fund since its inception. With over 15 years of investment experience, Rasmus combines his expertise in emerging markets with a solid academic background. He holds an MSc in Applied Economics and Finance, as well as a BSc in Computer Science and Business Administration, both from Copenhagen Business School.
Naren Gorthy is a Senior Analyst at FSSA Investment Managers, part of First Sentier Investors, where he has been since 2014. He focuses on research support for the portfolio managers, particularly in the Indian Subcontinent and Asia ex-Japan markets. Additionally, Naren co-manages the FSSA Global Emerging Markets strategy. He brings 14 years of investment experience to his role. Naren holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology.
From a universe of some 36,000 stocks, FSSA Global Emerging Markets Focus is a portfolio of just 40-45 best ideas. Each holding is a quality company that can show sustained and predictable growth over the long term and the fund has a strong environmental, social and governance ethos without labelling itself as such. While relatively young, the fund has already shown a lot of potential.
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