China

Shanghai is on track to becoming the world's largest financial centre within the next decade. And it's all down to China continuing to open up its capital markets and expand its investor base, reports KPMG.

A Jersey delegation will be embarking on a tour of mainland China and Hong Kong this week in order to further strengthen ties with Greater China.

Db x-trackers has listed three emerging market ETFs on the London Stock Exchange, tracking equities across Asia, Russia and Brazil.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently surprised financial markets by raising interest rates by 0.5%, to 7.25%. Not only was the increase double the expectation but the central bank voiced deep concerns about inflationary pressures in India.

Industry experts talk to Joanna Faith about how investors should position their portfolios in light of the commodities sell-off.

HSBC intends to launch three ETFs investing in global real estate, Russian and Chinese equities, alongside plans to further extend its emerging market coverage.

Julian Mayo, co-chief investment officer at Charlemagne Capital (UK), still sees opportunities in emerging markets, despite recent outflows.

British businesses are seeing costs rise far more slowly than the headline inflation rate, signalling that price increases are set to return to the Bank of England's target, according to leading economic analysts.

James Chong, manager of the Martin Currie China fund, explores future investment opportunities in China.