Emerging Markets

Liontrust's new Global Strategic Bond fund will avoid corporate bonds and favour emerging market government debt and currencies.

BlackRock has launched an Emerging Markets Absolute Return fund for managers Sam Vecht and Henry Wigan.

ASSET ALLOCATION

Fidelity's head of research for European equities, Henk-Jan Rikkerink, has outlined eight core themes revealed in a recent survey of the group's investment professionals.

One of the industry's most widely followed strategists, Albert Edwards, has said depressed European equity markets are a once in a lifetime opportunity for investors following the savage sell-off in 2012.

Sally Macdonald has joined Marlborough Fund Managers in the newly created position of head of Asian equities, as the firm looks to expand its presence in the space.

Psigma's chief investment officer Tom Becket outlines his five core investment themes for the next five years, with uncorrelated yield and emerging market growth featuring on his list of priorities.

NORTHERN SUMMIT

Emerging market stocks rose for the ninth day in a row today on increased investor confidence, driven by positive data from China and the US.

Neptune has launched two income funds, a Russian Special Situations fund and a frontier markets vehicle as it expands its product range.