emerging markets

Short-term borrowing rates in China have soared to record highs as credit seizes up, prompting fears that the country's liquidity squeeze may be spinning out of control.

ING Investment Management senior emerging markets strategist Maarten-Jan Bakkum reckons the tough time emerging markets have had lately is set to continue.

EMERGING MARKETS

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

First State Investments has formally announced the soft closure of Jonathan Asante's £4bn GEM Leaders fund.

F&C's co-head of multi-manager Gary Potter - a self confessed bear on Japan for many years - said the country is turning around for the first time in two decades.

Stocks have room to rise, investors need to diversify across fixed income and seek yield globally and emerging markets deserve another look, is the advice to investors from J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

Emerging market specialist, Ashmore, has now listed its Turkish Debt and Brasil Equity Funds as Luxembourg SICAVs.

Company owners in emerging markets are still disadvantaged when it comes to creating global brands due to attitudes towards money management and wealth.

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