BlackRock's Sam Vecht is bullish about the long-term prospects for Russia, arguing there is more to the country's economy than oil.
BlackRock's Mark Lyttleton has opened a short position on Legal & General as the manager continues to be bearish on the insurance sector.
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.