Investors pour more than £1bn into funds investing in BRICs in past six months

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Investors have poured more than £1bn into funds investing in Brazil, Russia, India and China in the past six months.

The popularity of so-called emerging market investments has been put down to savers prepared to take greater risks in the belief that stock markets will boom once again, the Daily Mail reports. Bric funds - named after the initials of the countries they invest in: Brazil, Russia, India and China - aim to take advantage of the potential for rapid expansion. By 2020 it is anticipated these countries will account for half of the world's growth. But with speed comes danger: you could lose as well as gain. Ben Yearsley, at Charles Stanley broker, says: "Your money is usually exposed to ...

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