Japan

Acknowledging that the forecasting consensus has missed many of the big stories of recent years, analysts at HSBC have attempted to outline the biggest potential risks for investors in 2015.

A volatile year ahead for investors

Oliver Wallin, multi-manager investment director at Octopus Investments, has called for more providers to offer hedged share classes on their funds.

Japan's economy shrank more than initially estimated in the third quarter of 2014, according to revised gross domestic product (GDP) figures.

Beware currency wars in 2015

It has been a turbulent couple of months for policy makers in Japan.

Russia in 2015: An economic slip back to the 1980s?

In a year in which active management has struggled severely, Asia-focused funds have emerged as the only major equity grouping in which the average manager has beaten the benchmark.

'Investors must still beware Asia’s corporate pitfalls'

What ails Japan?