China

Hermes has partnered with Hong Kong based fund manager CSOP Asset Management to launch a China A Shares fund run by some of the country's own up and coming stockpickers.

UK shares edged lower this morning as concerns over the economic recovery in the US, and yesterday's move by the country to curb tax avoidance via M&A deals, continue to weigh on investor sentiment.

In the wake of Alibaba's market-busting IPO, Magdalene Miller from Standard Life Investments takes a look at the other internet-based companies in China battling it out.

The strong dollar has been the bane of equity markets, placing pressure on earnings. But Simon Laing, head of US equities at Invesco Perpetual, argues investors need to look back at the 1980s, when markets soared alongside the dollar’s strength, for investment inspiration

With globalisation under pressure, Samy Chaar, strategist at Lombard Odier Investment Management, asks if a new mantra of regionalisation and non-dollar currency trading could become the norm

The net asset value of the Fidelity China Special Situations trust rose by 7% on Friday following Chinese e-commerce site Alibaba's record $25bn IPO.

Investors have been warned against buying into Chinese tracker funds in the near term as growing interest prompts some groups to close products to new investment.

Footloose and financially free

Asian stocks have been largely ignored this year as investors take stock of positions and eye potential shifts in policy from central banks, but multi-managers are now upping their exposure amid a strong rally.

Reform prevails in emerging economies