Jason Pidcock and Caroline Keen, Newton Asian Income fund managers, explain why the case for yield investing in Asia remains intact despite inflation concerns.
We have been singing the praises of Asia for an income yielding destination for some time now and investors are becoming increasingly aware of the opportunities it presents. An increasing proportion of the world's income opportunities are being found in Asia-Pacific ex-Japan. Between 1995 and 2010, the share of FTSE World index stocks yielding greater than 3% coming from Asia-Pacific ex Japan increased from 16% to 26%. Within the region there are of course differences. Taiwan is the highest dividend payout country in the region, followed by Australia, Malaysia and Singapore while India a...
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