Emerging markets

Acceleration of urbanisation

Xavier Hovasse, head of emerging market equities and fund manager at Carmignac, dives into emerging market equities - ESG

Andrew Ness, a portfolio manager at Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust, dives into emerging market equities - ESG

Suspensions expected

Nine trusts with exposure

Ten Russia-focused and EM funds suspended so far

Firms start to take action

Suspended from midday

Western sanctions and central bank restrictions on trading have made Russia’s stockmarket “uninvestable”, according to information from MSCI obtained by Reuters, making the removal of Russian listings from indices likely.

Lack of 'exciting' investment opportunities