Angus Coupland: Being underweight Asia is risky position

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Angus Coupland, CIO of Coupland Cardiff Asset Management, explains why being underweight Asia is the riskiest allocation decision in global equities today.

He also tells Investment Week editorial director Lawrence Gosling about his frustration as Asia gets "tarred with the risk brush" associated with other EMs like Brazil or Russia.

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