Aberdeen is preparing to launch a closed-ended Latin American income fund for head of emerging market debt Brett Diment and head of global emerging markets Devan Kaloo.
UK equity managers remain bullish on the markets and expect up to 15% FTSE growth in the second half of the year despite weeks of sharp volatility.
BlackRock vice chairman and chief equity strategist Bob Doll has called an end to the worst of the current equity market correction.
Continued appeal of bond funds in UK market evident in latest figures from Lipper FMI
Last week saw dramatic developments in the oil sector as BP tried to contain a huge oil slick, but fund managers are forecasting gradual upward moves in the oil price in the longer term.