Largest strategic partnership to-date for Pacific
Witan Investment Services is offering free share dealing on new lump sum ISA investments into Witan and Witan Pacific Investment Trusts until 30 April.
Friends Provident International (FPI) has launched a global protected fund with an initial Asia-Pacific bias.
Investors in the Asia-Pacific region have been less affected by the credit crunch than the US, UK and Europe thanks to an "abundance of liquidity," according to asset manager F&C.
Investment companies buying in the Asia Pacific region are recording strong growth, with those excluding Japanese stocks up 27% in the last year compared to the overall 18% average industry increase.