Asia

Japan is out of favour, especially with foreign investors, and the market has sold down amid rising global macroeconomic concerns and volatility in returns. In particular, investors have shunned stocks where earnings are perceived to be cyclical or volatile...

Electric vehicles (EVs) are on the cusp of a wave of adoption in China following the government's new electric vehicle volume target as it attempts to battle air pollution, writes HyungJin Lee, manager of Baring Eastern trustn.

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Need to depreciate currency

Investors have become concerned about the Australian banks in the last year, with the sector down 25% since its peak in March 2016. This is a significant sector, comprising 7% of Asia's total market capitalisation, and is systemically important to the...

Improving corporate governance

China's recent stimulus might be boosting sentiment, but the rise in overall debt is creating serious problems and is likely to lead to a financial crisis in the coming years, argues Justin Onuekwusi, multi-asset fund manager at Legal & General Investment...

Helped by new Abenomic reforms

After Pidcock's departure in 2015

GDP growth in China for Q1 2016 hit a record low of 6.7% following a 21 consecutive quarterly downward trend. However, there are other economic indicators that may suggest the macroeconomy is showing signs of stabilisation, writes Miller Guo, CEO of GF...