Emerging Markets
Aberdeen CEO: we will soft-close Asia Pac funds 'sooner rather than later'
Aberdeen CEO Martin Gilbert has raised the prospect of closing the group's Asia Pacific equity funds in the near future after admitting it "cannot cope" with soaring inflows.
Fidelity launches EMD local currency fund
Fidelity has added a new product to its emerging market (EM) debt fund range, taking its total number of products to four.
Aberdeen raises initial charge on GEM funds to stem flows
Aberdeen Asset Management is to raise the initial charge on a number of emerging markets funds to 2% in order to stem inflows and avoid liquidity issues.
All eyes on China
IMPROVED ECONOMIC DATA WILL DRAW IN INVESTORS
EMD success drives Aberdeen inflows to £1bn in Q1
Strong inflows into Aberdeen Asset Management's emerging market debt range have helped drive a 3% rise in the group's AUM in the three months to 31 December 2012.
Fidelity's Bolton on prospects for China in 2013
Fidelity's Anthony Bolton has predicted a turnaround in China next year as the economic cycle shifts in the country's favour.
Sovereign creditworthiness
EMERGING MARKETS DEBT
Liontrust shuts EM Opps fund as managers exit
Liontrust Asset Management has closed its Dublin-domiciled Emerging Markets Opportunities fund and fund managers Eoghan Flanagan and James Mellersh are set to leave the firm.
First State to limit inflows to Tulloch's Asia Pacific Leaders
First State Investments will no longer accept new platform business for its £5.6bn Asia Pacific Leaders and offshore Global Emerging Markets Select funds in an effort to limit inflows.
Where did June's smart money go?
TOP PERFORMERS
Morningstar OBSR: Our emerging market winners
Lena Tsymbaluk of Morningstar OBSR reveals seven ways to access the emerging markets space.
Demystifying local EMD
EXPLAINING EMD
The rise of indexing for emerging markets
INDEX FUNDS
IT Special: BlackRock's Vecht on outlook for frontiers
Sam Vecht, manager of the BlackRock Frontiers trust, examines the pros and cons of frontier market investing.
IT Special: Which EM region comes out on top?
While open-ended emerging markets fund managers contended with redemptions last year, investment trust managers were able to cut through the short-term noise and focus on the task in hand. Here, managers explore some of the key emerging market destinations....
The bull and bear case for emerging markets
MULTI ASSET
Is it time to push risk to the max?
RISK ON?
China growth forecast cut to eight year low
China has cut its annual economic growth target for the first time in eight years, lowering its forecast to below 8% for the first time since 2004.
How are global equity income funds faring?
Charlotte Richards talks to global equity income fund managers about the benefits (and drawbacks) of the new sector classification, and what is driving the performance of their portfolios and dividend growth
