Equities

With European companies reporting significant earnings growth in 2010, Henderson's Richard Pease says these opportunities can no longer be ignored.

The Bank of Japan has cut interest rates to virtually zero in an effort to revive the ailing economy.

AIG is set to press ahead with the IPO of its Asian arm AIA, which is likely to value the group at a lower price than the renegotiated offer it rejected from UK insurer Prudential.

Eclectica founder Hugh Hendry has initiated a substantial short position in Japanese credit, on expectations of a sharp correction in the Chinese growth story.

Joseph Stiglitz, former respected chief economist of the World Bank and Nobel Prize winner, warns the future of the euro is "looking bleak".

Henderson Global Financials manager Emily Adderson has reintroduced a short position on European banks and boosted cash on expectations of near-term pressure for the sector.

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EMERGING MARKETS

BOUTIQUE FOCUS

Managers of the recently-launched JO Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) Emerging Markets fund remain convinced there are opportunities in consumer-facing EM sectors despite fears of a bubble.