Emerging Markets

Artemis Strategic Assets manager William Littlewood increased his fund's net equity exposure by over 10% last month after buying into market weakness and closing short positions in the mining sector.

The optimistic outlook for global emerging markets equities is being overplayed, Standard Life Investments believes.

First State Investments is launching offshore versions of its Asia Pacific and Global Emerging Markets funds.

The directors of Nevsky Capital's $3.3bn hedge fund are thought not to be actively planning to recruit replacement managers when incumbents Martin Taylor and Nick Barnes step down in 12 months.

Nevsky Capital's Martin Taylor and Nick Barnes are to resign their duties on the firm's flagship emerging markets hedge fund in 12 months' time.

Baring Asset Management has appointed Roberto Lampl to the newly created role of head of Latin America equity.

J O Hambro Capital Management has recruited Emery Brewer and Ivo St. Kovachev to launch its Global Emerging Markets fund.

Thesis Asset Management's Michael Lally is planning to add emerging market and mortgage-backed debt to his £13.7m Optima Bond fund.

Premier's Nigel Sidebottom believes investment company NAVs are still trading outside their normal discount range despite significant narrowing last year.

PSigma Investment Management CIO Thomas Becket is adding BlueBay's Emerging Market Corporate Bond fund to the group's fixed interest portfolios.