Middle East

Concerns about oil prices

What the Iran nuclear deal means for oil prices

How managers are exploiting 'mismatch between perception and reality'

Oliver Bell, manager of T. Rowe Price's Middle East & Africa Equity and Frontier Markets Equity funds, explores the myriad investment opportunities open to the West following the landmark nuclear deal.

Clive Burstow, manager of the Baring Global Mining fund, explains how a multi-year supply/demand imbalance is creating value opportunities for investors in precious metals

Investors are moving out of frontier markets and in to global emerging market vehicles, including BRIC funds, to capture a reversal in their fortunes.

Geopolitics is likely to play a big part in the direction of markets and investors must play close attention to events in Russia and the Middle East, according to Smith & Williamson's James Burns.

Pick up almost any business publication or newspaper and you will read someone's deep thoughts about the oil price, plus a multitude of predictions about where it will go next.

Changing economic conditions mean fundamentals won't always be the core driver of markets, which is why corporate bond managers must be more active and nimble to generate returns in 2015, says Simon Blundell, manager of the BlackRock Corporate Bond fund....

After strong moves in high yield over the last six years, investors would be right to re-evaluate holdings. But are there any compelling alternatives? Russell Investments' James Mitchell explores.