Vanessa Donegan has taken on the newly created role of head of Asia and global emerging markets at Threadneedle as head of GEM equities Julian Thompson and deputy manager Jules Mort leave the group.
Warren Buffett is expecting "large investment opportunities" to develop in China as the country continues its rapid expansion.
Mark Mobius is pouring a further $250m into Turkish equities across Templeton's EM portfolios in anticipation of strong economic growth in the coming year.
HSBC has bolstered its ETF range with the addition of a fund providing exposure to the Far East.
Lazard Asset Management, a specialist in developing world equity investing, is expanding its capabilities into emerging market debt.
Belgium's bond yields relative to the continent's benchmark Germany are rising at the fastest rate in the eurozone as the country struggles to fight its huge debt burden.
The asset management division of US banking group Wells Fargo is making its US-domiciled emerging markets fund available to UK investors as a Luxembourg Sicav.
Skandia Investment Group has appointed EM specialist Fisher Investments to oversee its new Global Emerging Markets fund.