LatAm Equity Books Light Inflows

EM equity funds brought in $1.92bn for the week ending January 18, while LatAm funds finally began to make a positive contribution to the total by booking $50m in inflows, according to EPFR. Performance continued to be strong, with LatAm funds up 3.56% for the week ended January 19 and up 10.35% for the year, according to Lipper. EM funds gained 3.67% on the week and 7.69% on the year. That compares to a 2.53% weekly jump among global small and mid-cap funds, which have climbed 6.27% on the year.