Equities

Investors should select active managers for diversity

Interesting times for investors

Changing growth model

Dividends and buybacks set to reach ¥18trn in 2017

French elections later this month

Further momentum for corporate profits

Helped by weaker sterling

Look for companies exploiting new technologies

Asian companies are at the cutting-edge of research and development in areas like AI, the smart-home and virtual reality, writes Daniel Tubbs, head of global emerging markets at Mirabaud Asset Management.

Slowdown of growth in the US