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Japan equities: Eastspring versus JP Morgan

As part of FSA’s head-to-head series, we compare the Eastspring Investments Japan Dynamic fund and the JPMorgan Japan (Yen) fund.

With the recent French elections effectively resulting in a stalemate, what impact will this have on financial markets?

The launch of the fund comes amid growing investor appetite to separate China exposure from global emerging markets portfolios.

China investors have been switching out of active equity and allocation funds for better value propositions, according to a Morningstar report.

However, outflows stabilised in the first quarter of 2024.

Positive flows into fixed income funds reversed the negative overall trend of the previous quarter, Morningstar finds.

Abrdn’s Asia Pacific head of wholesale, David Hanzl, explains why the firm is doubling down on income as well as ESG and emerging markets.

As part of FSA’s Head-to-Head series, this week we compare the M&G Global Dividend fund and the Invesco Global Equity Income fund.

FSA compares the Axa Global High Yield Bonds fund and the Barings Global High Yield Bond fund.

Taiwan was the exception to the trend of net outflows from Asia ex-Japan sustainable funds in the first quarter of this year, Morningstar finds.