Regions

GLOBAL - Emerging markets will continue to outperform developed markets due to higher growth prospects and lower valuations, according to Baring Asset Management (BAM).

GLOBAL - Europe has become the biggest for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) market by fund numbers, according new data from Morgan Stanley.

UK/EUROPE - Alan Pickering's proposal to make scheme membership a condition of employment could breach human rights law, leading pensions lawyers warn.

EUROPE - Gartmore has expanded its Luxembourg-based SICAV fund range with the addition of two bond sub-funds - the Gartmore SICAV European Bond Fund and the Gartmore SICAV European Corporate Bond Fund.

EUROPE/UK - Strong medium-term prospects in biotechs are slowly securing interest from institutional private equity investors, according to new data.

UK/EUROPE- Pensions are the most important method of saving for British investors, with 23% of people being involved in some sort of pension scheme.

GLOBAL - Managed futures came up trumps again for the second month in a row, up 8.63% in June, according to the latest data from the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index.

EUROPE - Labour Euro-MP Richard Howitt is still optimistic that ethical reporting by multinationals will be made law, despite a new white paper by the European Commission (EC) which suggests a rejection of regulation.

UK/GLOBAL - Corporate bonds will continue to offer stable, high-rate returns despite global uncertainty over company values, Rothschild Asset Management maintains.

US/THE NETHERLANDS - Dutch investment firm Robeco is to acquire US hedge funds multi-manager Sage Capital Management for an undisclosed sum.