The leaders of the BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - are planning a $100bn (£65bn) fund to protect against financial shocks.
The managers of Standard Life Investment's giant £18bn Global Absolute Return Strategies fund have put in place four key trades ahead of an expected uptick in volatility in September, which they expect to benefit investors into 2014.
Elena Shaftan, manager of the Jupiter Emerging European Opportunities fund, reports on her findings from a recent research trip to Russia.
William Rice, manager of the £1.7m Neptune Russia Special Situations fund, has left the company.
Japan has always been a tricky subject for a self-confessed contrarian. It is a prime example of the columnist's conundrum, a poorly diagnosed but utterly chronic condition whereby newspaper columnists, CIOs and cross asset class strategists feel the...
Nitesh Shah, research analyst at ETF Securities, says while the price of gold has dipped recently, other precious metals could provide investors with a good return as economic conditions improve.