BNP Paribas Asset Management announce the launch of a new Emerging Markets Equity mutual fund. This fund joins suite of recently launched mutual funds including: the Emerging Markets Total Return Fixed Income fund (launched Dec 2017) and the U.S. Small Cap Equity fund (launched Jan 2018). The BNPP AM Emerging Markets Equity Fundseeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in quality companies at a compelling price over a long-term investment horizon. Relative performance is driven by bottom-up stock selection through systematic management of macro risks. Focus is on quality resilient business models, coupled with a three-tiered approach to growth investments, resulting in a diversified performance profile. The approach is designed to provide ample downside mitigation with the potential to outperform in most market environments. The lead portfolio manager is Quang Nguyen, Head of Global Emerging Market Equities, who has over 19 years of investment experience and manages the fund from BNPP AM’s Boston office. Quang leads a dedicated seven-member investment team who oversee a total of USD $1.2 billion in assets under the same strategy as of June 30, 2018. The BNPP AM Emerging Market Equity Fund is actively-managed and features competitive initial net expense ratios of 0.75% for institutional shares; 0.90% for investor shares; and 1.15% for retail shares.