Standard Life Investments has launched an India Equity SICAV fund aimed at institutional and retail investors in continental Europe. Structured as a sub-fund of the SLI Global SICAV, its objective is to generate long term capital appreciation through a portfolio of instruments predominately in equity and equity-linked instruments of companies listed on the major stock exchanges of India. It will consist of around 20-35 stocks and will be managed by Michael Dow. It is available with immediate effect.