Asia

If you think you have seen a lot of Chinese tourists lately, you probably have not seen all of them yet as the growth cycle for the tourism sector has just started.

Liontrust manager Carolyn Chan examines the investment case for Thailand, which is a significant overweight in the group's Asia Income fund.

Room for shares to rise further

Potential for helicopter money

Enables investors to invest in upcoming tech players

Joining from JPMAM

Chris Smith, analyst - Japanese equities at Polar Capital, discusses the evolution of the Japanese market and the search for income.

With yen strength providing a near 25% swing in returns for sterling investors in 2016, Paul Milburn, co-manager of the Lowes multi-asset RHFS Diversified Strategy fund, outlines his strategy for protecting against future yen weakness.

The Pakistani equity market recently hit an all-time high after MSCI upgraded it to emerging markets status, effective from May 2017.

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