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The Far East continues to proffer profitable fascination for fund managers as Mike Kerley, Portfolio Manager of Henderson's Far East Income fund confirms.
Japan could need up to five years to recover from up to $235bn (£145bn) worth of damage from the Tohoku earthquake, according to the World Bank.
HSBC has bolstered its ETF range with the addition of a fund providing exposure to the Far East.
IFAs are more optimistic about emerging market and Far East opportunities than they are about those in the UK, according to Virgin Money's Investor Intentions Index.
WisdomTree has launched an international hedged equity ETF offering access to Europe, Australasia and the Far East.
Royal London 360° will replace its Protection Lifestyle proposition with a revamped product for expats and the local market in the Middle East and Far East.
IFAs and investment trust fund managers expect far East and emerging markets investments to be the top performing markets in 2005 in terms of returns, suggests a joint poll by the AITC and IFA Promotion .