Franklin Templeton has launched an Asian Dividend fund for head of emerging markets Mark Mobius as it seeks to tap into investors' growing desire to diversify income streams.
A number of global emerging market fund managers have been cutting exposure to the defensive consumer staples sector, as fund buyers warn their positioning has damaged performance.
Aberdeen CEO Martin Gilbert has raised the prospect of closing the group's Asia Pacific equity funds in the near future after admitting it "cannot cope" with soaring inflows.
Aberdeen AM has raised its interim dividend by more than a third as revenue rose by over 25% in the six months to 31 March.
A leading emerging markets specialist has said China remains a compelling investment proposition, despite the slowing growth in the region.
Emerging market sovereign bonds have become overpriced following a surge in inflows as investors hunted for higher yields, City Financial's head of multi-asset Mark Harris has said.
Fidelity has added a new product to its emerging market debt fund range, taking the total number of products to four.