Aberdeen has raised £52m for its Latin American Income fund which starts trading on Monday.
Emerging markets guru Mark Mobius believes fears of a double-dip recession are good for markets, as it will force global central banks to remain liquid.
The Federal Reserve plans to reinvest principal payments on its mortgage holdings into long-dated treasuries in an effort to revive the stuttering US economic recovery.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway saw its second-quarter profit fall 40% as derivative bets on stock indexes declined during the global equity downturn.