Asia

HSBC has launched four single country emerging market ETFs providing exposure to Indonesian, Korean, Malaysian and Taiwanese equities.

Jason Hepner, investment director for global strategy at Standard Life Investments, examines Asia's near term outlook.

US ETF issuer Global X has unveiled its FTSE Asean 40 fund on the New York Stock Exchange, investing across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.

Asian markets are set for their largest weekly loss in nine months as investors worry about continued policy tightening and unrest in Egypt.

Invesco Perpetual is launching an Asian equity income portfolio for head of Asian equities Stuart Parks and manager Tim Dickson later this quarter.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 19 December

Aegon global chief executive Alex Wynaendts has unveiled plans for the life company to restructure and secure a stronger share of the Asian and US life and protection markets.

The FTSE took its early lead from strong gains in Asia rather than muted US markets, up by 0.5% to 5,723.51.

Witan has handed Veritas an £80m global equity mandate after reallocating funds from the US and Japan.

Investment in Asia ex-Japan used to be an exotic diversifier, but now the region's powerhouse economies are the main driver of global growth. Nick Sudbury reports