Emerging markets

LATIN AMERICA

ON EMERGING MARKETS

The mainland Chinese stockmarket suffered its worst decline in about a year on Friday, as talk of further imminent rate hikes spooked investors.

Barclays Capital's Nathan Bance fears emerging market equities could move towards bubble territory as QE drives a wall of money towards the developing world.

COMMENT

First State's Jonathan Asante considered investing his own money in wine over fears bubbles are forming in more traditional asset classes.

Asian and emerging markets have been a key driver of performance for the Threadneedle Global Equity Income fund since its 2007 launch, as the Western dividend culture spreads into the developing world.

Mark Mobius, the world's most recognisable emerging markets manager, is being investigated in Turkey over possible market manipulation following requests from investors in the country.

Investec Asset Management has broadened the benchmark of its flagship Managed Currency fund to increase emerging market exposure.

Legal & General Investment Managers has launched an emerging markets tracker fund for Robert Dowling.