Brazil

THE ALCHEMIST

Casson's Latin American fund reports consistently strong returns over past 12 months

Investment advisers have hailed the announcement Anthony Bolton's Fidelity China Special Situations fund had raised £460m from its initial public offering as "a bloody good result".

Albert Einstein was just 26 when, in 1905, he formulated the postulates of special relativity.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Sebastian Luparia is targeting Brazilian infrastructure opportunities as the country looks to upgrade its facilities ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympics.

Emerging markets managers are deviating from benchmark weightings, arguing they miss out areas of greatest potential economic growth and investment opportunities.

Lazard Global Equity Income manager attributes fund's 57.9% increase to his focus on individual companies rather than macro-economics

Fidelity's Tom Stevenson on the shift in the balance of power in the global economy from West to East that will soon alter the investment landscape forever

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is to launch the JPMorgan Brazil Investment Trust in a bid to tap into the country's rising economic growth.

HSBC Global Asset Management is to launch a pair of ETFs tracking emerging market indices.