The Case for Emerging Markets
A- Economic growth
B –Secular trends
C - Valuation

EM characteristics
A- countries/concentration risk
B- what and who is frontier/emerging
C - volatility/correlation

Strategies for achieving emerging market exposure
A- passive- positives, negatives
B - active- positives, negatives
C - what is smart beta?
D – systematic alpha

Mr. Johnsen is responsible for supporting development and distribution of Parametric’s investment products. Prior to joining Parametric in 2012, Greg was with Wellington Management as the Vice President and Investment Director, Product Management. He served as the portfolio management liaison with the Business Development and Client Service teams, and worked closely with the equity portfolio managers in evaluating overall portfolio characteristics and performance. He also worked as a Senior Investigator for the Chicago Board Options Exchange and as a Derivatives Trader. Greg earned an MBA from the University of Chicago and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Minnesota. He is a CFA® charterholder and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.