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Japan is lagging Europe and the West in terms of SRI initiatives. But this is set to change thanks to government intervention, writes Tokio Marine's Kenichi Kubo

The World Bank has raised its 2010 economic growth forecast for China by 0.5% to 9.5%.

Royal London's Andrea Williams has begun reducing her fund's exposure to banks in favour of insurance companies.

When trying to gauge the outlook for the equity market, we look at corporate profits and the discount rate applied by investors to those profits.

Thames River manager plans to hedge against a 10% drop in trending markets

If the US - the world's importer of last resort - is going on an export drive, the implications for Asia may be profound, writes Aberdeen's Hugh Young.

Fitch Ratings has delivered a serious blow to the credibility of the Government's budget plans, warning that Britain risks a loss of investor confidence and erosion of its AAA rating unless it maps out clear austerity measures.

CEO's baseline scenario is muted economic growth with muddled policy response

Strong outperformance due to limited demand leads Finlayson to cash in holdings

Pimco chief executive officer Mohamed El-Erian believes the UK has more tools at its disposal to tackle its economic problems than countries like Greece.