Asia

Trust is to diversify away from concentrated UK sectors after 90% of investors voted to allocate non-UK companies

Asian convertibles may not be a traditional option for UK investors but they could be the best way to play Asia in the likely volatile markets of 2010, writes Kurt Fisch

The agreement of a rescue plan for Greece's debt crisis had a positive impact on the Asian stock markets on Friday.

Boutique managers feel crisis exposed a lot of scepticism over financial instruments

Schroders manager Nathan Gibbs is bullish on Japan, believing many of its ‘problems' have been misconstrued by the investment industry

Investors return to sector as region's stock markets rebound strongly from sharp falls in financial crisis

J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Bob Michele intends to double his exposure to emerging market debt by the end of the year.

The currency of a country is the equivalent of its share price, the perceived value of its overall tangible and intangible assets, and while the share prices of the highly indebted developed markets are faltering, those of emerging markets are rising....

If the US - the world's importer of last resort - is going on an export drive, the implications for Asia may be profound, writes Aberdeen's Hugh Young.

First State Investments is launching offshore versions of its Asia Pacific and Global Emerging Markets funds.