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Frontier Markets Beyond The Headlines | Thomas Christiansen, UBP

May 19, 2026 | 12m 45s

Learning: Unstructured

Ignore the noise of geopolitical unrest. UBP's CIO and Head of EMD Thomas Christiansen reveals how sovereign upgrades and high-carry frontier markets are quietly outperforming. With institutional portfolios underweighted, discover how diverse EM allocations provide the structural resilience and alpha needed to beat a crowded market.

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01:55 Enthusiasm and Flows in Emerging Market Debt
06:06 Investment Approach and Portfolio Construction
09:19 Frontier Market Asset Class Role in Portfolios

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