Global

First State has launched an onshore version of its Global Agribusiness fund, managed from Australia by global resources specialists Renzo Casarotto and Skye Macpherson.

Artemis is to roll out its second fund in five years with the addition of a global equity fund to its income range.

THE ALCHEMIST

DEMOGRAPHICS

Markets are again seeing a volatile trading day following Germany's ban on naked short-selling in European public debt, as well as shares in the country's 10 largest financial institutions.

Statisticians at JPMorgan have applied the investment bank's in-house quantitative analysis techniques to the world of football...and concluded Fabio Capello's England will emerge victorious in South Africa this summer.

On another volatile day for global markets, Investment Week keeps you up to date with all the changes across the asset classes.

Acorn Fund Management, in partnership with Hyatt International, is launching a portfolio that will invest in hotels in Africa.

CONJECTURE

BRAZIL