Interview

Floating rate loans became popular with investors as expectations of rate rises mounted, but inflows into these products have subsided as rate increases began to seem less imminent.

It is often not easy for boutique firms to break into the fund market, despite offering interesting alternatives to mainstream products.

Interest rates have been at record low levels for over five years, but an interest rate hike in the near future is inevitable and investors need to protect portfolios against it.

Beware currency wars in 2015

Why we are dipping our toes back into EMs

UCITS V rules ‘address problem that doesn’t exist’

'Investors must still beware Asia’s corporate pitfalls'

Some investors love the return potential of frontier markets, while others consider them volatile and expensive.

Within the emerging markets space, fears of a hard landing and shadow banking combined with poor performance have led many investors to avoid China.

Andy Ng, manager of the Tokio Marine Asian Equity fund, explains the sectors and themes best placed for growth in a rapidly evolving continent.