Korea
26 April 2012
Hyung Jin Lee, fund manager of the Baring Korea trust, on how the emergence of market-leading corporates is changing the country’s investable landscape for the better.
25 April 2012
Australia is offering better opportunities than Asia for income investors, according to Jason Pidcock, manager of the £1.8bn Newton Asian Income fund.
25 February 2012
Standard Life Investments’ Euan Munro explains key trades driving performance.
19 December 2011
Stock markets across Asia have fallen after news of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il renewed fears of political instability in the region.
12 December 2011
Populations in many emerging markets are party to favourable demographics which are complemented by increasing levels of urbanisation and rising wages.
31 October 2011
Just over a year ago, Schroders added a second fund to its Income Maximiser range, aiming to provide investors with an annual yield of 7%, in the form of an Asian fund run by Richard Sennitt and Dr Thomas See.
13 October 2011
Barings' head of Asian equities Colin Ng is rotating his portfolio away from industrials and petro-chemical stocks that took a hit in the summer sell-off, and has been adding to banks.
16 September 2011
Newton’s Jason Pidcock is underweighting South Korea as he believes there is a strong possibility of integration with North Korea.
15 July 2011
Sanlam's Kokkie Kooyman discusses why financial services players in emerging markets are better placed than their developed peers.
20 May 2011
Schroders' Louisa Lo discusses why she expects Asian equities to remain volatile.
21 March 2011
Warren Buffett is eyeing businesses and large-cap shares in South Korea to tap into the country’s growth, Bloomberg reports.
29 November 2010
Should geopolitical risk raise concerns about the South Korean equity market? We think not.
26 July 2010
Lagging Japanese equity market proves challenging for Asia Pacific inc Japan funds
25 June 2010
Fears the European debt crisis could spread and increased political uncertainty resulted in Asian equities falling to their lowest level in 10 months during May.
11 June 2010
Investors in Asia have long accepted an anomaly: the absence of Japan.
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