Just as we feared, 2011 is proving unrewarding for most investors. Days of gloom and falling markets alternate with days of enthusiasm and love of risks.
Period of slow growth in US and Europe draws parallels with Japan post 1990
JOHCM's Scott McGlashan claims Japanese companies must look beyond Japan to defy its depressed stock market.
Better-performing peripheral markets offer some protection during difficult few months in Asia ex Japan sector.
Investors need to scrutinise SRI funds more closely than ever, writes AEGON's Ryan Smith.
Richard Evans, co-manager of the £204m Martin Currie Asia Pacific fund, will leave the firm and the fund management industry at the end of September.
Those looking to maximise returns in the first half of the year should have parked their money in Eastern European equity markets such as Hungary and the Czech Republic, according to data from S&P's.