Peter Askew, co-manager of the T. Bailey Growth fund, says investors are at risk of missing out on the best Asian opportunities by only allocating to the region through emerging market labels

Jamie Carter, manager of the SWMC Small Cap European fund, says the shipping sector, and more specifically the oil tanker market, has become a surprise success story of fluctuating oil prices in recent years

Asset allocators are refusing to be swayed by a recent rally in commodity prices, saying the bounce is far from sustainable for a sector which remains "on life support".

The Conservatives have promised 'no new taxes' this Parliament, but George Osborne's 8 July Budget will still contain tax issues for wealth managers to consider, according to law firm Payne Hicks Beach,

Most equity measurements - from CAPE to earnings yield - suggest the US market is significantly overvalued. Geoff Legg, investment manager at Kennox Asset Management, explores the options for investors who still want exposure to the market

Simon Somerville talks to Dan Jones about the latest leg up for Japan's equity market, how tourism has become a powerful new theme for investors in the country, and how to gauge Abenomics' success

Querns Asset Managers has appointed small-cap specialist Downing as the investment manager of the Monthly Income fund, to work alongside current manager Stephen Whittaker.

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Rewarding failure

Aberdeen's Fran Radano and Paul Atkinson, managers of the £275m North American Income trust, said recent concerns about US earnings pressures have been overstated, as they question whether it is even possible to identify ‘normalised earnings' for this...