Emerging markets

GEM Small Cap manager attributes performance to strength of investment platform

CULTURE

The possibility of China stepping up its policy tightening programme has increased after the country reported a 48.5% rise in exports and close to record growth in property prices.

Franklin Templeton's emerging markets specialist Mark Mobius says the global economy will avoid a double-dip recession.

Political risk in some of the biggest developing countries is on the rise, warns First State's global emerging markets team.

Barings is to convert its Emerging Market Income fund into an Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency fund to meet increasing investor demand for the asset class.

EMERGING MARKETS

THE ALCHEMIST

Emerging markets are at risk of overheating and advanced economies face years of anemic growth and could face a ‘double dip', the economist known as Dr Doom warns.

ASIA