Russia

Moving up the ranks of global competitiveness

Reformist agendas will drive GEMs forward

100 years on and Europe is still struggling for peace

With globalisation under pressure, Samy Chaar, strategist at Lombard Odier Investment Management, asks if a new mantra of regionalisation and non-dollar currency trading could become the norm

Reform prevails in emerging economies

What are the biggest challenges the senior executives of investment management firms are currently concerned about? Hardeep Tawakley asked three: Hermes' Saker Nusseibeh (left), OMGI's Julian Ide (centre) and Rathbones' Julian Chillingworth for their view from the top

Fund management groups are tightening rules around investing in Russia, in some cases discouraging portfolio managers from adding to positions.

The S&P 500 slipped below its record peak above 2,000 overnight as the Ukraine crisis weighed on markets globally.

POLITICAL RISK

Have markets become desensitised to geopolitical conflicts?