Japan

The Asian ETF markets are expected to grow at a rapid rate over the next few years, with increasing appetite among institutions. However, education is needed and local markets require greater development as investors continue to buy from abroad. Charlotte...

The economic monopoly enjoyed for so long by the US is set to come to an end, with Bric countries moving in to replace it, Robin Geffen says.

Advisers are shunning plain vanilla equity funds investing in the developed world this ISA season, in favour of emerging market, absolute return and cautious managed strategies.

Mark Stopard discusses the future prospects for variable annuities in the UK

HSBC is set to launch its Japanese equity ETF tomorrow, tracking the MSCI Japan index.

ETF Securities (ETFS) has released a range of 14 commodity funds on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with trading to commence on 19 March.

China has been getting more headlines than its emerging market peers over the last few months but advisers are urged not to believe the hype and overlook other attractive regions, such as India.

Amundi has entered the German ETF market by listing 17 funds on the Deutsche Boerse, having boosted its range of products on Euronext Paris to 78.

HSBC Global Asset Management is to launch a pair of ETFs tracking emerging market indices.

Japan has been disappointing investors for 20 years and towards the end of 2009, it seemed they would abandon the region once and for all.