The poor performance of emerging market equities year-to-date has caused investors to turn to frontier markets in search of better returns.

Sheldon MacDonald, senior investment manager at Architas, has named the six alternative investment funds in the Architas Multi-Asset Active fund range.

SVM's World Equity fund, run by Neil Veitch, has benefited from a pickup in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity this year, with a number of takeover targets giving his fund a lift.

Invesco Perpetual's star manager Neil Woodford has warned that the UK market is likely to see a rise in short-term volatility as the US withdraws monetary support.

Legal & General Investments has launched a range of five risk targeted multi-asset funds with an AMC of just 0.25%, as it looks to benefit from the move by advisers to outsource fund selection.

In a surprise statement, Germany's finance minister has admitted Greece will need a third bailout package.

Fund buyers have been rotating their equity exposure from growth to value plays, to take advantage of improving global economic conditions.

Fund buyers have been struggling to find alternatives to Aberdeen and First State's giant emerging market funds, but Rathbones' Mona Shah has uncovered four niche vehicles worth a closer look.

Polar Capital is planning to launch a UCITS global convertibles fund with a long bias run by its experienced global convertibles team.

George Soros has sold down all his gold holdings and has stocked up on unloved retailer JC Penney, nutrition supplement firm Herbalife, and tech giant Apple.