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Asian stocks have soared, led by Japan's Nikkei, as investor confidence was boosted by Tokyo winning the race to host the 2020 Olympics.

Invesco Perpetual is adding two new managers to its Pacific fund to assist lead manager Stuart Parks.

Goldman Sachs expects strong returns from equities to continue in the next three years, led by the Asia ex Japan region.

Martin Currie's Asian equity manager Jason McCay is to exit the group imminently, Investment Week understands.

Matthew Dobbs, manager of the £448m Schroder Asian Alpha Plus fund, argues the case for Asian equities, with five compelling reasons why investors need long-term exposure to the region.

Joe Faraday and Tom Record have stepped down from their roles as co-managers on two Baillie Gifford Asian funds.

Colin Ng, head of Asian equities at Barings, has left the group to pursue other opportunities.

Asian stock markets echoed Wall Street's overnight slump as investors fretted over declining Japanese export figures.

China's decision to cut interest rates for the first time since December 2008 has met with a mixed response as investors try to fathom the implications of the move.

The Malaysian branch of CIMB bank has snapped up the Royal Bank of Scotland's Asia Pacific units as the bank makes further moves to streamline operations.