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Emerging markets guru Mark Mobius explains the attraction of frontier markets.

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

Franklin Templeton's Mark Mobius has been buying into BRIC stocks in the past month on the belief the current share slump is only a correction in a bull market.

Emerging markets guru Mark Mobius says he continues to be bullish on the long-term prospects in Thailand despite the violence engulfing the country in recent weeks.

Franklin Templeton has merged the Franklin US Growth fund into its $363.9m US Equity Sicav.

Fund houses with substantial offshore offerings are building up the profile of the portfolios in the UK retail market ahead of the IMA's introduction of offshore listings.

Franklin Templeton is set to launch four Sicav funds within its Luxembourg-registered Franklin Templeton Investment Funds (FTIF) range.

Franklin Templeton has launched a new equity and fixed interest-based Middle-East and North Africa (MENA) fund.

The Mark Mobius managed Templeton Emerging Markets Smaller Companies fund has been added to the Cofunds platform.