Examining the investment case for the BRICs
Investors have poured more than £1bn into funds investing in Brazil, Russia, India and China in the past six months.
Investec Asset Management believes this year's BRICS Summit recently held in South Africa was more about communication between the five countries rather than coordination which is a concept still in its infancy.
Russian equities currently represent the largest overweight position in the Luxembourg-domiciled HSBC GIF BRIC Equity Fund and in other broader HSBC emerging market portfolios.
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James Allen, new funds director at Connaught Asset Management, discusses why confusing jargon could be pushing your clients away.
Henderson International Income Trust fund manager, Ben Lofthouse, examines why investors searching for income should look beyond UK equities and start to acquire a taste for more exotic markets