Brazil

Franklin Templeton has launched a Brazilian Opportunities fund targeting a total return from Brazilian equity, fixed income and currency markets.

The £132m First State Global Property Securities fund has dominated the IMA Property sector over the last five years, being one of only two funds to make a positive return over that period, and has returned 84.5% since 2009.

Aspirational consumers with an insatiable appetite for luxury Western brands are growing in numbers throughout emerging markets, where favourable demographics have created a generation of young workers with spending power.

Renowned energy investor Tim Guinness has forecast the price of US natural gas could increase by 300% in the next five years as supply is choked off and demand grows for gas ahead of coal.

MULTI-MANAGERS

BlackRock's Will Landers on the prospects for a rapidly growing market spurred by commodity demand.

First State Investments' emerging market and Asia Pacific specialist Angus Tulloch tells Kyle Caldwell about the macroeconomic headwinds preventing him from taking a bullish stance on the region.

Victoria Harling has joined Investec Asset Management to co-manage its Emerging Markets Corporate Debt fund alongside Peter Eerdmans.

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