iShares has unveiled its inaugural UK range of swap-based ETFs, based on the multiple swap counterparty model, to provide exposure to India and Russia.
Russian premier Vladimir Putin has ordered a halt to all exports of wheat and other grains from August 15, raising the stakes dramatically in the crisis over wheat supplies.
Russia plans to raise up to $30bn through asset sales over the next three years in the biggest privatisation programme since the frenzied disposals under former leader Boris Yeltzin.
Aberdeen has halved the number of stocks in the £52m European Frontiers fund in the year since it bought the vehicle from Credit Suisse.