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Lazard Global Equity Income manager Pat Ryan has been buying EM stocks on valuation grounds as the region continues to underperform global indices.

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THE BIG QUESTION

Asian markets suffered their worst weekly loss since 2012 as the EU and US considered sanctions against Russia following a referendum on Crimea.

UK equity income stalwarts Clive Beagles and Francis Brooke are bucking the trend and keeping hold of their Verizon shares following the completion of the Vodafone/Verizon transaction.

AFRICA

Legal & General is to close its £222m Global Macro Themes fund - formerly David North's Diversified Absolute Return trust - as current manager Ben Gill leaves the group, Investment Week can reveal.

Russian shares dropped to a five-year low yesterday, weighing on global markets, while the gold price jumped as the Ukraine crisis intensified.