Russia

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?

Neptune founder Robin Geffen has increased his holdings in certain sectors in Russia, principally exporters, in the face of the ongoing geopolitical crisis over Ukraine.

Argentina defaulted on its debt payments late last month after talks between a group of bondholders and the country collapsed, but it is not the only emerging market which looks vulnerable to a financial shock.

EMERGING MARKET DIVIDENDS

We need to talk about Russia

EM RISK

Economies around the globe need to shore up their fiscal positions now following an improvement in growth rates, and before the next crisis hits home, the World Bank has warned.