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Headlines in January talked of the stockmarket suffering the worst start since the Great Depression and in mid-February a number of indices were down over 20% from their highs - into bear market territory.

The first quarter of 2016 saw a significant correction give way to a sustained rally as the situation in emerging markets and commodities moved from being intractable to seemingly containable, writes Man GLG's Henry Dixon.

Recent market commentary has raised concerns around crowded trades that could adversely affect smart beta strategies, writes Gaurav Mallik, global head of equity strategies at State Street Global Advisors.

European and Japanese equities failed to rise after central bank action

Cyclical opportunities

Q1 slowdown

Beleaguered income investors have had to contend with falling profits and dividend cuts so far this year.

Strong fundamentals in Cisco and Microsoft

It has been three years since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office and Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda launched his aggressive and unconventional monetary policy, characterised by the central bank's enormous balance sheet expansion.

Investors need to be very selective in Asia, not only at the company level but also by country and industry, given very divergent growth trends. However, a more gradual normalisation in US monetary policy, as indicated recently by the US Federal Reserve,...