Asia

Prudential has agreed to buy AIG's Asian business for $35.5bn, which will be partially funded by a $20bn rights issue.

F&C's Robert Siddles believes US small caps will act as good inflation hedge when CPI starts to rise.

Natixis' chief executive says $728bn group is aiming to develop trusted adviser status

Matrix is expecting double digit returns from its Asian Property Income fund on the back of a strong recovery in the Hong Kong and Singapore markets.

Newton Asian Income manager Jason Pidcock discusses his expectations for the region's markets in 2010 with Asset TV's Mark Colegate

HSBC Global Asset Management's Guy Morrell believes property fund investors should diversify to include exposure to overseas markets.

As a country, Japan's rocky ride through the global downturn has led some commentators to question the country's future, while the long-term returns from the market have been variously disappointing or unimpressive for nearly two decades.

The global markets, Asian in particular, were unsettled by the recent developments in Chinese monetary policies.

With deference to Bill Gross, the ‘must-avoids' are, surely, the easy bit. It's my ‘must-haves' that are in short supply.

Brevan Howard's Master hedge fund requires direct investors to invest a staggering $20m to get in. However, investors can gain access to such a high-end offering via the group's BH Global vehicle, for £11.29