Japan came out of a recession last year after two consecutive quarters of negative growth.
Top-performing European equity manager Oliver Kelton is to join Odey Asset Management.
John Weavers is set to take over from Aled Smith as manager of the underperforming £798m M&G American fund as the group proposes converting the fund into an equity income strategy.
Investec Asset Management's Simon Brazier has warned investors on the higher volatility likely to be experienced in 2015, pointing to a backdrop similar to the year in which Lehman Brothers collapsed.
Germany has said it is willing to compromise with Greece on the terms of repaying its bailout debt.
With interest in Asian equity funds having dwindled in recent months as concerns over emerging markets escalate, Premier Asset Management's Simon Evan-Cook outlines the portfolios he still backs in the region.
The mega-cap income payers have been battered recently, so should investors be seeking out the small but beautiful divi-payers? Unicorn's Simon Moon explains why.
'No investment case for oil majors'
Just a year ago, Indonesia was classed as one of the 'fragile five' nations. Now it is back on form, explains Jupiter's Ben Surtees.
Greece's new left-wing government is pushing for a revision of its EU bailout terms, drawing up a new 10-point plan to replace the existing deal.