Asia

Invesco Hong Kong has announced Samantha Ho, lead manager of the £175m Invesco Pepetual Hong Kong & China fund, has left the firm.

Schroder Asia Pacific fund manager Matthew Dobbs explains why investors should keep an eye on the composition of growth in China not just the headline figures.

Baring Asset Management will this week launch a new product for its head of Asian multi-asset, Khiem Do.

Jupiter's joint head of Far Eastern equities, Philip Ehrmann gives his take on the current political environment in China.

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Japan's sovereign debt rating to A+ and has placed the country on a negative outlook owing to its rising public debt pile.

ON JAPAN

GAM's China star manager Mansfield Mok is set to leave the firm to join Swiss private bank and asset manager EFG Asset Management (EFGAM).

More than a year on from the devastating Tohoku earthquake which struck Japan, investors are continuing to eye Japanese equity funds with caution.

Prudential is proposing to merge three unit trusts into M&G funds run by Graham French, Alex Odd, and Matthew Vaight & Michael Godfrey in the latest review of its product range.

Eclectica's Hugh Hendry has warned investors taking big bets on China are in line for huge losses, while Asia will be the focal point for the next market crisis.