Fund buyers have flagged the possibility of the country's largest emerging market equity funds reopening after outflows and market falls prompted a sharp drop in assets.
Japan's economy grew less than expected at the end of last year, highlighting potential weaknesses in Prime Minister Abe's economic policies.
Henderson Strategic Bond fund manager John Pattullo has moved aggressively in to gilts in a bid to hedge against a worldwide deflationary shock caused by the chaos in emerging markets.
Active emerging market equity managers have been given a further incentive to invest ‘off benchmark' after recent market falls emphasised the role played by ETFs.
Clients saving more for retirement will cause global assets under management to soar by 2020, PwC has predicted.
Investor confidence in UK shares rose at the start of February, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Private Banking Investor Sentiment Index, to reach its highest point in the survey's one year history.
Fidelity Worldwide Investment is set to launch a new equity index range in March, available to the adviser market exclusively through FundsNetwork with fees starting at 0.09%.