asia pacific

Invesco has appointed Asia Pacific fixed income CIO Ken Hu as manager of the fixed income portion of its $1.1bn Invesco Asia Balanced fund, following the departure of manager Frankie Tai.

First State Stewart expects to rebrand its funds this September following its decision to split its business in two on 1 July.

First State Stewart's global emerging markets team is turning more positive on one of investors' least-loved global equity markets, saying valuations now warrant closer attention.

Schroders' head of Asia ex Japan equities Robin Parbrook has told investors not to expect stellar returns from Asian equities as several headwinds threaten the asset class.

Invesco Perpetual's William Lam is to join head of Asian equities Stuart Parks in managing the group's £600m Asian fund.

Hargreaves Lansdown has raised £94m for the latest addition to its multi-manager range, an Asia and emerging markets fund.

Evidence of a moderate slowdown in economic growth should not be feared as any pain as a result of China's rebalancing will be manageable in the long term, says Mark Williams, co-manager of the Liontrust Asia Income fund

Fidelity Asian Values manager John Lo has stepped back from running the trust after a 13-year spell in charge, to be replaced by Nitin Bajaj.