The 12 months ahead is set to be as tumultuous as the past few years as the eurozone continues to navigate its way out of a debt crisis, the Bank of England welcomes a new governor and the US tackles the fallout of the fiscal cliff.
Investment Week asked wealth managers to give their one fund pick for 2013 and the biggest surprise was the only commonality was in Japan, chosen by two managers. None chose UK, US or European funds, while emerging market equity funds were picked by two. Also, just one fixed interest fund was chosen, indicating investors will be rotating back into equities next year, away from "expensive" bond markets. Peter Lowman, CIO, Investment Quorum Barings ASEAN Frontiers fund Manager: SooHai Lim AUM: £288m "The Barings ASEAN Frontiers fund (£288m), managed by SooHai Lim, is a very...
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