India

Fidelity South East Asia manager Allan Liu shares his thoughts on Asian markets rebounding strongly in 2009

Baring Asset Management has appointed Kommera Chakradhar Reddy as head of India equities, with a view to launching further funds in the region.

Since March this year the Asia Pacific markets have rallied strongly, as investors anticipated that loose monetary policy and government stimulus packages would be enough to trigger a recovery.

Investors are continuing to look East for current equity opportunities, with a number of Asia-focused funds among the top sellers on Fidelity FundsNetwork in July.

We believe there is a strong strategic case for choosing to invest in commodities. Over the next 15-20 years, we expect demand for the world's natural resources to grow at a rapid pace.

FTSE Group has partnered with India's stock exchange MCX-SX in order to offer a broad range of domestic and international indices to the Indian market.

Emerging markets equities experienced an extraordinary recovery in the second quarter of 2009.

For quite some time, India has languished as the poor relation to China in the minds of UK investors.

In difficult market conditions, many investors turn to gold as psychologically it is perceived as ‘safe'.

Neptune Investment Management's Shelley Kuhn is leaving the company, prompting a shake up of the group's managers.