What should we do about Russia as an investment opportunity? Until recently, I have been incredibly negative about Russian equities, but I have largely been happy to let the numbers speak for themselves.
Top UK equity income managers have been cutting their weighting in tobacco stocks as concerns over earnings momentum and new rules on plain packaging put pressure on share prices.
BP's shareholders have called for a cash payout to be made if the sale of its 50% stake in TNK-BP goes through, as talk it is poised to offload its holding imminently picks up.
Mirabaud Asset Management's Daniel Tubbs joined the firm from BlackRock earlier this year, where he was co-head of emerging markets.
Aberdeen's head of emerging market debt has bought into Russian and Indian currencies for the first time, as rising commodity prices and economic reforms boost both investment cases.