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Esemplia Emerging Markets

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Overview

Esemplia Emerging Markets ("Esemplia") is a dedicated emerging markets equity investment management firm. Esemplia is solely focused on the generation of alpha for clients around the world who are seeking a dedicated and long-term allocation to the asset class.

Culture and People

Esemplia's culture is one built upon in-depth experience in these markets for almost two decades. It is one founded upon discipline, respect, transparency and accountability. Esemplia's people are best described as being as diverse as the markets in which they invest, with representation of some 16 nationalities and 14 languages with a number of individuals having lived and worked in two or more emerging markets. This eclectic mix provides a unique blend of experience and perspective which they believe is particularly conducive to managing monies in emerging markets.

Esemplia's flagship long-only core strategy commenced in the early 1990s. As the asset class has evolved it has developed and implemented a number of long-only (including concentrated and small cap) as well as alpha extension (including 130/30) and long-short strategies. Esemplia's strategies are available to its clients via a number of avenues including segregated mandate, commingled vehicles and mutual funds.

It is also important to note that Esemplia has had a long and abiding presence in Asia, including China, which is becoming an increasingly important economy on the world stage. More generally, Esemplia is ideally placed to take advantage of the new drivers for growth emanating from the emerging economies across the globe.

Philosophy

Esemplia adopts a core, fundamental research-based approach to managing monies in the asset class. Its investment processes are systematic, disciplined and repeatable and whilst bottom-up focused, incorporate top-down or macro inputs as well as being risk-aware. It believes that the emerging markets are inefficient and its process is capable of extracting alpha as a result.

While Esemplia knows that over a shorter term, non-fundamental factors such as exuberance or investor sentiment (whether positive or negative) can sometimes drive returns, these factors seldom continue. During these times Esemplia maintains its fundamental discipline.

 
 

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Legg Mason Canada can serve as your conduit to its highly respected family of affiliated Investment Advisers. For additional information, please contact us:

David Gregoire, CFA, CFP

Managing Director & Head of Distribution
Legg Mason Canada Inc.
Tel: 416 594 2979
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