In response to the high level of investment in private equity assets by Danish pension funds, former prime minister, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, has spoken out against what he believes to be a risky proposition. Caroline Liinanki investigates one of Denmark’s hottest topics.

Danish pension and insurance funds cannot seem to get enough of private equity assets. But not everyone agrees that this is for the best. While demand for the sector has been strong, the asset class has come under fire for being too risky, not transparent enough, costly, and harmful to the job market.

As Nordic pension funds’ investment in emerging market equities continues to rocket, Chris Newlands finds out what is driving this demand and whether or not investors can expect sector returns to be as high in 2008 as they were in 2007.

While many EU countries are still seen as emerging markets, their vital statistics prove otherwise. Thomas Escritt investigates when a country stops emerging.

Specialist manager East Capital understands the intricacies of investing in emerging markets and tells Thomas Escritt of the dangers for an EM-hungry fund.

With markets in the Middle East steadily opening up their borders to foreign money, Spencer Anderson analyses the potential opportunities for European funds.