Japan

Polar Capital is looking to expand its number of investment teams, adding it has been encouraged by "unsolicited approaches", after nearly doubling assets under management in its last financial year.

Investors are again warming to Japanese equities due to cheap valuations, a shake-up in the domestic investment market, and rising inflation.

Where are the opportunities from decaying demographics?

The Japanese stock market hit an eight-week high following the release of strong China manufacturing data and improving domestic consumer sentiment.

David Vickers on Japan

Are people in Japan convinced deflation is really over?

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QUICKFIRE Q&A

The UK Equity Income sector's total return outstripped other income-focused offerings in the last year, easily surpassing Asian, European and global equity market products. Does that make now a good time to switch?

ETF flow data from iShares reveals investors have been selling equities and buying bonds in the first quarter of the year, with the five top-selling ETFs all belonging to the fixed income space.