Wealth managers' four Asian funds to thrive in Year of the Snake

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As China enters the Year of the Snake - associated with wisdom, as well as luck with finances - wealth managers reveal their top fund choices in a region which can move quickly against investors.

Over the last 12 months, some Chinese shares have had a fairly torrid time, with the country's A share index declining sharply in the last quarter of 2012. Although it has since recovered, the falls - caused by fear over a slowdown in the world's second largest economy - eroded much of the last 12 months' gains. The B-share index fared better, gaining around 25%, while the Hong Kong Hang Seng has risen around 10%. Now, with the new leader of the ruling Chinese Communist party in place, and signs the country is willing to ease policy to help boost growth, investors are turning bulli...

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