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Fresh back from a trip to Asia, Mirabaud Asset Management's Daniel Tubbs takes a look at the political and macroeconomic positions of 'the Switzerland of Asia' - Singapore - and Thailand.

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US EQUITIES

Henderson global Investors has agreed a deal to buy US fund manager Geneva Capital Management in a deal worth up to $200m (£117m).

All boats rose with the tide in the recent frontier market rally. But for more discerning investors, Nigerian banks, Saudi Arabian healthcare and the Pakistani stock market all stand out as innovative ways to play the next market leg-up. Duet manager...

This week Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe returned with a ‘third arrow' plan for structural reform. Wether his plans succeed remains to be seen but other factors mean sustained recovery is on the cards for Japan, says Andrew Rose, manager of the Schroder...

Threadneedle's European equity manager Nick Davis is leaving the firm, handing his funds to Paul Doyle and Dan Ison.

BlackRock is planning to hard-close the £1.2bn BSF European Credit Strategies fund, managed by Michael Phelps to new money.