Schroders' Matthew Dobbs is 6% underweight in financials in the group's £84m Asian Alpha Plus fund as the manager attempts to safeguard against rising interest rates in China.
Stock selection has been the key to outperformance for funds in the Asia Pacific excluding Japan sector over the last five years.
Fidelity is changing the investment parameters of its £182m Fidelity Global Inflation Linked Bond fund, allowing manager Andy Weir to reduce average duration.
Henderson Global Investors is aiming to raise up to £150m with the launch of its latest product, a global equity income investment trust.
JOHIM's Asia manager has refuted claims China's inflation rate is out of control and said any volatility resulting from these fears should be treated as a buying opportunity.
Some of the biggest Chinese investors in the investment trust universe have clashed over whether the country is in bubble territory.
Major Chinese cities are trapped in a property bubble after sales transactions soared 60% over the past 18 months, says Gartmore's Charlie Awdry.
BRIC economies could be among the five largest in the world well ahead of 2050, the year originally forecast by Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM).