Asia

Deputy portfolio managers also leaving

Set to purchase remainder of China International Fund Management

AMC of 0.4%

Managed by 50-strong Asia Pacific equities team

Areas for improvement

Richard Sennitt to lead Asian funds

Chinese equities have led the recovery since the March downturn, with performance supported by net flows into ETFs (along with other funds).

Rising from generations of socio-political instability

How Washington has an edge over Beijing

Our current view on Japan comprises three main bearish elements, and three bullish ones. We will turn first to the bearish considerations.