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Page 1: 87%between an emerging, frontier or developed market · 2017-12-18 · DEVELOPED, EMERGING, FRONTIER CLASSIFYING MARKETS DEVELOPED EMERGING FRONTIER STANDALONE COUNTRIES AS CATEGORISED

DEVELOPED, EMERGING, FRONTIERCLASSIFYING MARKETS■ DEVELOPED ■ EMERGING ■ FRONTIER ■ STANDALONECOUNTRIES AS CATEGORISED BY MSCI

DEVELOPED MARKETSMSCI defines a Developed Market as countries “which have a high standard

of living, a well-run stock market, and (mostly) free trade.”1

TEMPLETON EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT TRUST RESEARCHFOUND THAT INVESTORS IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING

DEVELOPED MARKETS AS EMERGING MARKETS

EMERGING MARKETSEmerging Market countries “are at the early stages of development.

These countries typically share some key characteristics: fast economic growth, low debt, large consumer bases and vast resources.”2

BRAZIL, INDIA AND CHINA MOST RECOGNISABLE EMERGING MARKETS BY INVESTORS

FRONTIER MARKETSMSCI classifies Frontier Markets as “countries that because of demographics, development,

politics and liquidity are considered less mature than emerging markets.”3

MSCI CLASSIFIES JAMAICA AND NIGERIA AS FRONTIER MARKETSRESEARCH SHOWS THAT INVESTORS CONSIDER THEM AS EMERGING

of investors are able to correctly identify at least one emerging market. However very few know the difference between an emerging, frontier or developed market87%

Widespread confusion around emerging markets could be costing UK investors

Research shows investors can correctly identify well-known emerging markets but there is confusion

over lesser known markets

21%OF INVESTORS WRONGLY CATEGORISED NIGERIA ASAN EMERGING MARKET

33%OF INVESTORS WRONGLY CATEGORISED JAMAICA AS

AN EMERGING MARKET

JAPAN IRELAND NETHERLANDSHONG KONG

CHINA INDIA SOUTHAFRICABRAZIL THAILAND

Source: Research conducted by Opinium Plc on behalf of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust between 31st July to 4th August 2017.

This document is intended to be of general interest only and does not constitute legal or tax advice nor is it an offer for shares or invitation to apply for shares of the Franklin Templeton Funds (a UK-domiciled OEIC), (the “Fund”) or Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (“TEMIT”). Nothing in this document should be construed as investment advice. The value of shares in, or the income received from, the Fund can go down as well as up, and investors may not get back the full amount invested. Past performance is not an indicator or a guarantee of future performance.

Issued by Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited, Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London EC4N 6HL. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Telephone: 0800 313 4049, Email: [email protected].

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