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One of the Biggest Emerging-Market Bulls Turns on Russia

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Long-time Russia investor Ashmore Group Plc is joining the bears.

The emerging-market specialist with $76 billion has grown more pessimistic on Russian assets because of their indefinite exposure to U.S. sanctions. That’s driving the money manager to gradually trim its holdings in a capitulation atypical for a firm that braved sell-offs in previous years.