Which asset classes should we back in 2011?

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Joanna Faith asks industry experts for their 2011 predictions.

Thomas Becket, chief investment officer at PSigma: "Following an extremely healthy two years for all financial markets, finding value is now much more difficult. However, one area where we believe value remains is the unloved and under-owned Japanese market. "Having suffered from the headwind of a persistently strong yen over the past year, we believe that the beleaguered Japanese exporters might finally benefit from a weakening currency, as investors punish the yen for the disastrous state of the Japanese government's finances and the country's perilous demographics. "This would be a...

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