** A strong start to the week on global equity markets,particularly in Asia, puts shares of UK-listed asset managers onthe front foot
** Henderson Group up 6.1 pct and top performer onthe FTSE midcaps followed by a 3.8 pct rise on Man Group
** Henderson announced it would buyback £25 mln in sharesstarting next week
** A rough August globally which saw major developed marketindices fall 6-8 pct with EM indices even worse off took a tollon shares of asset managers as funds grappled with outflows andredemptions
** MSCI EM up 5.2 pct from its 6-year lows hit inlate August sees investment trusts focused on Asia and EMsbounce. Hong Kong-listed Chinese shares saw theirsecond-best day of the year on Wednesday
** Fidelity China Special Situations up 3.8 pctwhile JPMorgan's Chinese trust up nearly 4 pct
** Japan-focused investment trusts soared following the near7 pct surge on the TOPIX. Units of Schroder Japan Growth up 7.1 pct and top performers on the FTSE smallcaps (RM: vikram.subhedar.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)