Practical Applications of Frontier Market Investing: Active Versus Passive

Abstract

Frontier markets are increasingly attracting attention from investors, with more than 30 active frontier managers in the field, along with a handful of passive managers who track the indexes. Larry Speidell of Frontier Market Asset Management examines the trade-offs in choosing active or passive managers in these new and less developed markets and provides insights on topics ranging from market definition and efficiency to access and performance.