Equities

Plamen Monovski from Renaissance Asset Managers discusses Eastern Europe.

Conrad A. Saldanha, managing director from Neuberger Berman discusses emerging market asset management.

Liz Evans from Cavendish Asset Management discusses Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Omar Negyal, senior fund manager from HSBC, discusses Latin America.

Japan's leading share index extended its winning streak to six days overnight, it's longest spell of consecutive positive returns since March's earthquake and tsunami.

The programme of US bond purchases, affectionately known as QE2, has only just ended, yet there are already calls in America for a new initiative (presumably to be known as QE3) to be introduced. QE is dead, long live QE!

Abnormal volatility in European markets is set to continue despite moves by Greece to overcome hurdles after passing its austerity package last week.

Invesco Perpetual and JO Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) have gone overweight Japan across a range of Asian and global mandates amid a rebound in the country's stock market.

Andrew Nicholas, manager of First State's £60m Global Property Securities fund, has moved overweight Japan, following the earthquake and tsunami in March.

HSBC and Cavendish highlight opportunities in Brazil and Far East at Investment Week's Global Emerging Markets focus in London.