Russia

Exchange-traded product provider Source has seen total assets under management (AUM) in its ETFs and exchange-traded commodities surpass $6bn.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev believes the Gulf of Mexico spill could lead to the "annihilation" of oil giant BP.

OECD economies could learn a lot from the crises many emerging markets faced a decade ago, writes Jason Hepner, investment director, global strategy at Standard Life Investments.

Pan-European ETF assets under management (AUM) have hit an all time high, increasing 47.37% to €162.49bn over the year, according to Lipper.

HSBC Global Asset Management is to launch a pair of ETFs tracking emerging market indices.

Julian Hince, senior business development officer for IFA sector at iShares Europe, says ETFs are ideal tools for investors to build exposure to emerging markets.

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Source has unveiled an ETF offering exposure to Russia on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Bupa International has teamed with leading Russian insurer, Ingosstrakh which brings together Ingosstrakh's local knowledge in Russia with Bupa's global healthcare expertise.

Investors are braced for their dividend income to fall by 13% this year as Britain's quoted companies horde cash to ride out the recession, reports the Guardian.