India has been one of the top-performing markets of the last few years as investors have bought into the investment story of rapid growth, strong demographics and an emerging middle class.
The IMA UK Smaller Companies sector has delivered a second year of strong performance after generating phenomenal returns in 2009.
Premier's new Environmental Power & Water fund is likely to launch with an overweight to Asia. The new fund, which is a conversion of the existing 20m UK Smaller Companies portfolio, launches on 1 November.
The US economy grew at a 2% annual rate in the third quarter, faster than in the previous three months.