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JAPAN / FAR EAST NEWS

Gilt bull run still has legs - MAM's Gray

Investment Week | 10 Feb 2012

Owning gilts has made the single largest contribution to recent performance of the £761m Miton Special Situations fund, and there is more money to be made in the asset class, said manager Martin Gray.

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Prusik's Manners buys into Vietnam at 'Asian crisis-style valuations'

Prusik IM founder Heather Manners has bought into Vietnam for the first time in her funds’ history in the view stocks are trading on Asian crisis-level valuations and could double from here.

Investment Week | 07 Feb 2012

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Chesson admits 'errors of judgement' caused slump into bottom quartile

Invesco Perpetual’s Paul Chesson has admitted to some “errors of judgement” which have caused his £289m Japan fund to underperform for the past 18 months.

Investment Week | 02 Feb 2012

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Investors resist China bargains despite easing inflation fears

Asia fund managers have mixed views on the timing of buying opportunities in China despite a consensus view inflation has peaked, according to Standard & Poor’s.

Investment Week | 24 Jan 2012

VIDEO: Buffett sings for Chinese New Year

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has appeared on Chinese state television signing a song as part of the country’s new year celebrations.

Investment Week | 23 Jan 2012

Aberdeen bolsters Young's Asia team

Peter Elston has taken on the newly-created role of head of Asia Pacific strategy and asset allocation on Hugh Young’s Singapore-based team.

Investment Week | 18 Jan 2012

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SocGen's Edwards: China will collapse in 2012

A likely hard landing in China will bring the financial crisis of the past five years to a climax in 2012, a leading City strategist has warned.

Investment Week | 12 Jan 2012

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Dire German debt auction rocks global markets

A dire German bond auction rocked markets overnight, with Japan’s Nikkei index hitting its lowest level since April 2009 as fears deepened over the eurozone crisis.

Investment Week | 24 Nov 2011

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Bolton’s five China challenges and four top stocks

Speaking to investors today following the six-month results of his Fidelity China Special Situations trust, Anthony Bolton explained why the trust has struggled, with net asset value falling 29% over the six months to 30 September.

Investment Week | 14 Nov 2011

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Bolton's optimism on China "severely tested" as NAV falls 29%

Legendary investor Anthony Bolton has said his optimism on China has been "severely tested" after the sell-off in September hammered share prices, while his trust saw its NAV fall 29% over the last six months.

Investment Week | 14 Nov 2011

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Japan GDP surges 1.5%

Japan's economy rebounded in the third quarter, growing for the first time since the catastrophic earthquake in March.

Investment Week | 14 Nov 2011

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Japan steps in to curb yen strength

Japan has intervened to weaken the yen for the second time in three months after the currency hit a fresh record high against the dollar.

Investment Week | 31 Oct 2011

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Chatfeild-Roberts warns on China and commodities

Jupiter CIO John Chatfeild-Roberts and his Merlin multi-manager team have said clear warning signs are beginning to emerge on Chinese growth prospects as well as the outlook for natural resources.

Investment Week | 19 Oct 2011

Small- and mid-cap focus sees Japan ITs outperforming OEICs

Japanese investment trusts’ high concentration to small and mid caps has paid off, with the sector outperforming the open-ended space over the past year.

Investment Week | 14 Oct 2011

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China warns of trade war as US opens currency debate

China has warned of a possible trade war as the US Senate voted in favour of debating laws which could pressure it to let the renminbi rise.

Investment Week | 04 Oct 2011

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