Jupiter has promoted Dan Carter to run its $148m Jupiter Japan Select SICAV, with Simon Somerville stepping back to become deputy manager.
City Financial is preparing to launch an Asian macro fund for portfolio manager Geoffrey Barker.
F&C multi-manager heads Rob Burdett and Gary Potter have increased their position in Asia from underweight to neutral, despite believing things will get worse before they get better for certain parts of the region.
Asian stocks rose overnight, leaving the region on track for its best monthly run since 2010, as positive inflation data from Japan cheered investors.
HSBC Global Asset Management (GAM) is to launch a Far East ex-Japan ETF with a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.6%.
Prusik Investment Management has soft-closed its Asian Smaller Companies fund at $160m.