GLOBAL - Franklin Templeton's Mark Mobius has said Russia is his current emerging market of choice and suggested concerns over corporate governance are misplaced.
JAPAN - Investors in Japan should look beyond the short-term impact of the crisis as the country will recover quickly due to its large foreign reserves, said Mark Mobius.
MENA - Mark Mobius is "cautiously" looking to buy oversold quality companies in the Middle East and North Africa, despite increasing volatility in the region.
US pension funds are showing renewed interest in global equities, Jaishree Kalia reports.
UK - Investec has agreed to sell Rensburg Fund Management Limited to Franklin Templeton for £45m ($71.5m).
GLOBAL - BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has launched a new Global Financial Institutions (GFI) group to support clients within in the banking, mutual fund and insurance sectors.