Funds

The Aberdeen Asian Income fund has confirmed a total dividend increase of over 5% and says payments will be made quarterly from this year.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Sebastian Luparia is targeting Brazilian infrastructure opportunities as the country looks to upgrade its facilities ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympics.

Deutsche Bank has released an ETF providing exposure to euro-denominated corporate bonds on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Hargreave Hale plans to use rules that governed the VCT sector prior to April 2006 when making new qualifying investments for its two AIM VCTs.

Exchange-traded products (ETPs) tracking commodity futures can offer consistent returns and diversification benefits, industry experts say.

ProFunds Group has launched a range of single inverse ProShares ETFs in the US, providing exposure to China, US real estate and the US basic materials sector.

The Government has announced a consultation into the tax regime for investment trusts, which will include rules on direct property investment.

Aberforth Partners is launching a split-cap investment trust that will offer enhanced income by investing in UK small caps.

Trust is to diversify away from concentrated UK sectors after 90% of investors voted to allocate non-UK companies

Standard Life Investments' Property Income Trust plans to grow its dividends by 10% this year after buying £21m of property in 2009.