Asia

David Stevenson says 2016 could still be a rewarding year for investors, despite a turbulent start to the year for world markets.

With the US entering a new rate cycle and global growth still weak, industry experts at Investment Week's recent Funds To Watch event reveal how they think markets will perform in the coming 12 months, and where the key opportunities and risks lie.

Asian markets at four-year low

Since it overheated in 2011, following a four-year bull phase that was characterised by expensive equities and an overvalued currency, the Vietnamese economy has been turned around in classic monetary and fiscal fashion.

As 2015 draws to a close, Japan watchers have grown increasingly concerned the country's reform programme, or Abenomics, is failing to kick-start the economy. Despite unprecedented amounts of monetary stimulus, GDP growth estimates for Japan have lagged...

Dollar reaches yearly high

Market neutral vehicle

Investors flee from emerging markets

Third income product for firm

The ASEAN region is a relatively unloved one at the moment due to a host of factors, including an investor preference for North Asia and weak domestic earnings.