China

Martin Currie has today launched its UK-domiciled China fund managed by James Chong.

The investment trust sector could suffer if Anthony Bolton fails to make a success of his new Fidelity China Special Situations vehicle, securities broker Winterflood has warned.

China could end its near two-year currency peg on the dollar as soon as next month, according to respected economist Professor Nouriel Roubini.

Deutsche Bank has listed an ETF providing exposure to China on the Singapore exchange SGX, offering European investors access to A-shares through a Ucits compliant vehicle.

China has been getting more headlines than its emerging market peers over the last few months but advisers are urged not to believe the hype and overlook other attractive regions, such as India.

Amundi has entered the German ETF market by listing 17 funds on the Deutsche Boerse, having boosted its range of products on Euronext Paris to 78.

Anthony Bolton intends to subscribe for 2.5 million shares priced at £1 each in his new China Special Situations trust.

HSBC Global Asset Management is to launch a pair of ETFs tracking emerging market indices.

Japan's economy grew by a better than expected 1.1% in the final quarter of last year, although it contracted by over 5% during the whole of 2009.

Britain could be forced to help bail-out some of Europe's crisis-hit economies with tens of billions of pounds, it is feared.