China

Advisers are shunning plain vanilla equity funds investing in the developed world this ISA season, in favour of emerging market, absolute return and cautious managed strategies.

As the deadline approaches for subscriptions into Anthony Bolton's much-anticipated Fidelity China Special Situations investment trust, IFAonline and Investment Week bring you more than 20 of the legendary stock picker's favourite investment quotes.

ProFunds Group has launched a range of single inverse ProShares ETFs in the US, providing exposure to China, US real estate and the US basic materials sector.

Bosera Asset Management has licensed the S&P 500 index to underlie an ETF in China.

Jason Hepner, investment director - global strategy at Standard Life Investments, says China is widely seen as a key driver of global growth and any change in the country's currency will affect the rest of the world's markets.

The World Bank has raised its 2010 economic growth forecast for China by 0.5% to 9.5%.

Over half of advisers polled at the Axa Wealth roadshow believe emerging market equities will be the best performing market over the next five years.

Hua An Asset Management has licensed the FTSE 100 index to create an ETF listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).

Philip Hunter, manager of the Old Mutual Asian Select fund, assesses growth prospects for the Asia region.

Amundi has listed 15 ETFs on the Borsa Italiana, marking the firm's entrance into the Italian market.