Exclusive insights into global emerging markets
 

Just as England grew to economic dominance in the late 1800s and the US in the 1900s, this century will see the Big Rapidly Industrialising Countries emerge and dominate, in particular Brazil, Russia, India and China.  We'll also witness a host of other economies emerge over the coming decades - hence the "+" in BRIC+.  With global emerging markets recognised as a key element of quality investment portfolios, it’s imperative that those who design portfolios become as familiar with the global emerging markets as they are the developed markets. If your professional advice incorporates having an opinion on investment markets, we invite you to participate in the BRIC+ Program.

The BRIC+ Program is a continuing professional development service providing exclusive insights into global emerging markets, including the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China). It delivers independent educational activities designed for researchers and investment committee members from dealer groups, platforms, super funds and research houses, and financial planners with a role in investment portfolio design, to enhance their understanding, knowledge and experience of global emerging markets – so that a decision as to whether or not to include BRIC+ investments in portfolios (and if so, how and for whom) is well educated and researched (not a blind leap of faith!).

The most effective and rewarding way to learn about and understand any market is to go there yourself, do the due diligence, and meet key people not normally accessible outside the BRIC+ countries. BRIC+ Study Tours do just that.

A BRIC+ Study Tour is a highly tailored, week-long, in-country program focused on one Big Rapidly Industrialising Country to materially increase delegates' understanding of the market, the investment options, and its role in portfolio construction. They are specifically designed for portfolio construction practitioners:
- principals, researchers/analysts, investment/financial advisers, or paraplanners with
   a financial advisory firm;
- researchers/analysts with an investment research house, asset consulting firm, or
   masterfund/wrap;
- analysts/portfolio managers with an manage-the-manager fund manager; and
- super fund executives and trustees.

They're no junket. They're hard work, a total immersion in the market, with clear learning goals, objectives and outcomes. They're independent – delegates pay their own way – unlike the alternatives, the aim is not to promote specific products.  The focus is solely on a quality program designed specifically for portfolio construction practitioners, structured around six core themes:
- Economy/Investment;
- Business;
- Society;
- Politics;
- History; and
- Implementation.

The BRIC+ Program is available exclusively through PortfolioConstruction Forum.
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