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River & Mercantile's Dan Hanbury has been upping exposure to stocks from the "distressed" mining sector in his £257m UK Income portfolio, in the belief they offer "compelling" value following a further slump in commodity prices.

Henderson Global Investors has seen another period of record net inflows of £5.6bn during the first half of the year to 30 June, bringing the total assets under management for the group to £82.1bn.

Despite the soaring performance of China's domestic stock markets over the last year, Asia remains the medium-term laggard. Paul Hilsley, manager of the L&G Asian Income trust, explores if forthcoming rate cuts and reforms on investment spending will...

Henderson Global Investors has made a trio of acquisitions in Australia which will add £5.7bn to its assets under management across fixed income, equities and commodities.

Crispin Odey's flagship portfolio sustained heavy losses last month after the manager appeared to be caught out by a move in the Australian dollar.

Vanguard's Australia director John James is to take over its UK and European operations to replace Thomas Rampulla, who will return to the group's US office.

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The disparate performance of Pacific funds

I am still not ready to move negative duration

Exposure to New Zealand caused the £4.4bn Newton Asian Income fund to significantly underperform its peers in November, as unexpected political risks rocked the local market.