Emerging Markets

Shares on South Korea's main index rose nearly 1% overnight, having sold off sharply on the day of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's death.

Stock markets across Asia have fallen after news of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il renewed fears of political instability in the region.

Fidelity's global CIO, equities, Dominic Rossi has forecast another difficult year for equity investors as we enter 2012 but believes emerging markets are set to come back into the spotlight.

Investec has launched a multi-asset fund for Philip Saunders and John Stopford which aims to provide a one-stop-shop solution for investors wanting emerging markets exposure.

HSBC GAM has launched a Luxembourg-domiciled frontier markets fund, the HSBC GIF Frontier Markets fund.

Struggling Hungary has moved to raise its benchmark interest rate from 6% to 6.5%, the highest ever level seen in the European Union, in order to protect its currency.

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Fidelity Worldwide Investments has launched an Emerging Markets Inflation Linked Bond fund for Andrew Weir.

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