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BARCLAYS Wealth has responded to investor demand by reissuing its Emerging Markets Optimiser with the same investment terms.

THE Melchior Indian Opportunities Fund (MIOF) has been remodeled as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Melchior Selected Trust, Dalton Strategic Partnership's (DSP) flagship offshore fund range, to increase its availability to investors.

NEW Star has confirmed its partnership with TATA Asset Management in anticipation of an Indian equity fund launch this quarter.

Investment growth in Mena - the Middle East and North Africa region - is developing at a tremendous pace. Sarah Godfrey catches up with SG Mena fund manager Mark Krombas to learn about his strategy for targeting this fast-growing region

Skandia Investment Group (SIG) is looking to launch as many as seven of the group's Dublin-based funds to the UK market.

VIENNA-based Raiffeisen Capital Management (RCM) has launched the Raiffeisen-Emerging ASEAN-Equities fund in the UK and Jersey.

GUINNESS Asset Management has launched the Guinness Global Energy fund as the second installment of the firm's drive to launch a series of specialist sector and thematic funds.

EUROPEAN markets are currently being driven by sentiment and uncertainty, rather than fundamentals, according to Credit Suisse.

THREADNEEDLE has launched a hedge fund designed to combine its expertise in Asian equities with its experience in running equity long-short portfolios.

STANLIB's Standard Africa Equity fund has attracted over $250m of investment since launch on August 15, 2007.