Asia

All politicians strive for the ‘Goldilocks economy', which is neither too hot, nor too cold, but just right, thus allowing for steady economic growth with moderate inflation.

Asian convertibles may not be a traditional option for UK investors but they could be the best way to play Asia in the likely volatile markets of 2010, writes Kurt Fisch

Boutique managers feel crisis exposed a lot of scepticism over financial instruments

Schroders manager Nathan Gibbs is bullish on Japan, believing many of its ‘problems' have been misconstrued by the investment industry

Investors return to sector as region's stock markets rebound strongly from sharp falls in financial crisis

Japan is lagging Europe and the West in terms of SRI initiatives. But this is set to change thanks to government intervention, writes Tokio Marine's Kenichi Kubo

China's population could fuel nearly half the country's GDP by 2020, according to Michael Lai, manager of GAM's Greater China Equity hedge fund.

Many market commentators started the year tipping Japan as a contrarian, laggard equity investment for 2010.

The re-emergence of China remains one of the most important and exciting investment themes of our time.

Martin Currie China manager positive on tech and food