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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.

Japan's Nikkei index has fallen another 2% after central bank governor Haruhiko Kuroda said there was no need for additional monetary stimulus to offset a recent sales tax hike.

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Chinese stocks rebounded overnight after experiencing the biggest decline in seven months.

Andrew Neville, manager of the Allianz Global Small Cap Equity fund, has said the best value stocks across global markets can now be found in Southern Europe, following rallies across most of the globe.

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