asia pacific

Amid the attention focused on the recent downgrade of China, it is easy to forget that Indonesia was upgraded the week beforehand, when Standard & Poor's became the third and last of the major agencies to rate the country as investment grade (BBB-).

Panic over EMs not matched by those on the ground

John Redwood, chief global strategist at Charles Stanley, challenges investor preconceptions about investing in Australia.

Facing anaemic growth

There has been significant momentum behind Asian markets in recent months. The MSCI AC Asia ex Japan rose 13.4% in US dollar terms during the quarter, the best start to the year since 1992.

Political stability crucial

Asian companies are at the cutting-edge of research and development in areas like AI, the smart-home and virtual reality, writes Daniel Tubbs, head of global emerging markets at Mirabaud Asset Management.

The top and bottom sectors, funds and stockmarkets of the quarter

Over the course of 2016, the factors driving Asia's capital markets changed, writes Sharat Shroff, portfolio manager at Matthews Asia.

Inflows into US passives of $505bn in 2016