Industry Voice: Ivo Weinöhrl, Pictet Asset Management, provides insights on the investment opportunities that exist within an urban environment.
Japanese stocks have more than doubled their returns since December 2012, on the back of Abenomics, but many investors are still not convinced of the sustainability of the rally.
Follows UK investors' heavy weighting towards UK assets
The UK economy continues to grow. However, ongoing wrangling over our exit from Europe and broader domestic political uncertainty has seen growth expectations reduced to a rather uninspiring 1.2% in 2019, according to official forecasters.
The rhetoric over the US-China trade war has again increased, triggering the biggest fall in US stock prices since January.
'Three-letter debt instruments' attractive diversifiers
Changes come into effect on 28 May