Asia

Prudential is proposing to merge three unit trusts into M&G funds run by Graham French, Alex Odd, and Matthew Vaight & Michael Godfrey in the latest review of its product range.

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WORLD LEADERS

Asian markets fell overnight after data was released showing foreign investment into China slowed for a fifth month in a row.

India's main index suffered a sell-off this morning after an earthquake registering 8.7 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of nearby Indonesia.

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MENA

Asian markets snapped gains made over the past week as renewed fears of a slowdown in China's economy weighed on investors.

Schroders' Asian Alpha Plus fund manager explains why he is not ready to go ‘hell for leather' on China, warning the economy faces challenges to shift to a domestic growth model.

Mark Williams, manager of the Liontrust Asian Income fund, is targeting Chinese and Indonesian stocks at launch but expects to hold no stocks in India or Korea.