Asia

Stephen Docherty, manager of the Aberdeen World Growth and Income fund, reveals how he is currently positioning his portfolio.

JAPAN

Broker Oriel Securities has compiled a ten strong list of investment trusts trading on discounts which are too attractive to ignore, while also naming ten companies which are too expensive to own.

The FTSE 100 looks set to replicate the falls seen in Asian markets overnight as weak manufacturing data from China dragged on shares and sent metal prices downwards.

Asian markets continued the global stock market rally, following yesterday's unveiling of the ECB's bond buying plans, with some indices up 3.8%.

Matrix Group is closing both its UCITS platform and its Asia sub-fund later this year.

Legg Mason's fixed income specialist subsidiary Western Asset Management has boosted its Asian fixed income team with four hires.

ASIAN INCOME

China is poised to take further policy action, according to Chia-Liang Lian, manager of the $754m (£486m) Legg Mason Western Asset Asian Opportunities fund, who has ruled out a steep drop in growth rates.

FRONTIERS