Newly-formed group Alquity Investment Management has launched an Africa fund for UK retail investors that sees 25% of management fees donated to support humanitarian projects in the region.
Carlos de Leon has joined Allianz RCM as a portfolio manager ahead of the launch of its Brazil fund in October.
Former Neptune India and Asia Pacific Opportunities manager Shelley Kuhn has returned to the boutique to run a new African equity fund.
First State's Asia Pacific and global emerging markets team, led by Angus Tulloch, says the China consumer demand story has been "flogged to death."
Blue-chip stocks listed in the developed world could soon become a strategic part of emerging market portfolios, according to managers.
Baillie Gifford's head of emerging markets Richard Sneller has assumed control of the Pacific fund following a reshuffle at the group.