Emerging managers look beyond returns

Delegates at an emerging markets conference in Washington DC yesterday argued that emerging managers, now more than ever, have a responsibility to the communities in which they invest.

Responsible investing is gaining greater importance in emerging markets, according to Arnab Barnerji, non-executive director of CDC Group, the UK government-backed fund of funds that focuses on developing countries.

He told delegates at a private equity conference hosted by the International Finance Corporation and the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association that the global financial meltdown has caused a backlash against free market capitalism.

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