November 2010 proved an unsettling time for the emerging economies.

With the Irish financial troubles and North / South Korean hostilities being contributors to some of the volatility, this months review drills down in to some of the issues but also highlight the long term opportunities that are out there for the right type of investor. Please click here to go see the full report.   

October was another positive month for the emerging markets and our latest Emerging Markets review suggests that this will continue to be the case for the next few years. The latest developments in South Korea, India and China are consistent with cyclical growth. Many of these regions have also benefited hugely by the weakness in the US dollar. 

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Homecroft Cavendish is pleased to provide the first of our seasonal newsletters. In line with our new LifeLong client services, the newsletter is called the LifeLong Times and includes financial planning articles related to the needs and concerns of people across all lifestages. This first issue has many useful articles such as a comparison of fixed rate versus variable rate mortgages, why we feel the emerging markets offer great investment opportunity and the importance of having suitable life assurance in to protect your family. 

To see the first edition of the LifeLong Time please click here.

Virtually all emerging markets performed well during September.

Globally, investors’ appetite for risk improved substantially. Like developed markets, emerging markets performed very well during September. Investors came to the conclusion that neither the US nor the global economies are going to fall back into a ‘double dip’ recession – which had been a significant concern during August.

To read the full Emerging Markets review for October with a focus on Brazil, please click here

In most emerging markets, stocks fell during the month of August. As the table on the front page of this report shows, the only regional index to rise during the month was that of the Middle East (excluding Saudi Arabia). Collectively, though, emerging markets outperformed developed markets during the month...

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