First State Investments

First State is to soft-close Martin Lau's Greater China Growth fund as well as four other emerging markets offerings.

Group gives Gait and Paul freedom to invest up to 20% in stocks listed outside region.

Joanna Faith asks advisers for their top global emerging markets fund picks.

Joanne Warner, manager of the First State Global Resources fund, discusses the long-term outlook for the global resources sector

Standard & Poor's Linda-Jane Coffin looks at which funds have consistently achieved a AAA rating for five consecutive years or longer.

Ruli Viljoen, head of investment research at OBSR, a Morningstar company, looks at some of the Chinese equity funds the firm rates.

First State Investments is launching offshore versions of its Asia Pacific and Global Emerging Markets funds.

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.

First State has introduced a new income share class to its £3.03bn Asia Pacific Leaders and £767m Asia Pacific funds.

Five leading investment houses will give a series of conferences at venues across the UK from 26 January to the 4 February 2010.