Expats favour Asia for investment exposure

The research among expatriate investors in 30 countries found the top four regions for investment exposure were Asia, Europe, US, followed by the UK. In 2006, investors chose Europe, US, Asia and the UK. Since May 2006, investment in Asia has risen from 33% to 39% - a bigger increase in investment exposure than anywhere else. More international and expat investors are now exposed to Asia than to anywhere else. The Asian region scores the highest level for positive sentiment, with confidence in China at 42%, up from 38% in 2005.