Global

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ON ASIA

Former Marathon AM manager Louise Keeling is to join RWC Partners to head up a newly-created global equity team.

Schroders has added a retail sterling share class to its offshore Global Multi-Asset Income fund, opening it up to retail investors for the first time.

The European deleveraging process is five years behind that seen in the US and may obstruct a further rise in equity markets, according to Invesco Perpetual's Neil Woodford.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to release a gloomier picture of the world economy this week, trimming its forecast for global growth this year by 0.1%.

ON ASIA EX JAPAN

Japan's currency has fallen to its lowest level against the US dollar since May 2009, as the Bank of Japan (BoJ) shifts to a more radical monetary easing policy.

PIMCO has launched an Inflation Strategy fund for Mihir Worah in response to the threat of rising inflation across the globe.

Jupiter is lining up a standalone global equity income vehicle after it was forced to shelve plans to convert its European Income fund into a global offering.