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Emerging markets are at risk of a financial crisis to rival the one seen in 1997-98 unless they tighten up monetary policy, Standard Life Investments' head of global strategy has warned.

Jason Pidcock is the manager of the £907m Newton Asian Income fund, which ranks second in its peer group over three years. Here he picks his top five dividend-paying Asian stocks.

Spain is facing the same danger of default as Greece, Ireland and Portugal, said M&G's Mike Riddell, following the lacklustre Spanish government bond auction yesterday.

Peter Hicks, product director of UK equities at Fidelity, is leaving the company.

Fears of a Greek default continued to impact markets despite a deal between the European Union and the IMF being struck yesterday.

Anthony Bolton, Fidelity's legendary investor, has seen the share price of his China Special Situations investment trust drop by a fifth in the last six months amid sharp falls in the region.

Polar Capital's £357m Technology Trust's net asset value jumped 17% over the past year, prompting the trust to rake in its first performance fee for ten years.

Newton's Raj Shant has handed over the European Higher Income Fund to his colleague Fred Moore.

Skandia International and Fairbairn Private Bank were among the major winners at the Professional Adviser International Fund & Product Awards 2011.

The Manager of the £135m Rathbone Global Opportunities fund, James Thomson, reveals his top five growth stocks to buy when markets fall.