Abenomics is not the whole picture for investors in Japan - the country's corporates have undergone a slow revolution too, explains AXA Framlington's Chisako Hardie.
The six-year bull market in the US is still viewed with "deep suspicion", despite the wave of supportive factors, says AXA's Dan Harlow.
AXA Investment Managers is to move away from dual pricing on its Framlington range of equity funds in order to protect existing investors.
The cyclicality of listed asset management businesses has been called into question as big names spring dividend surprises and attract the interest of UK equity income managers.
Gemma Game, manager of the £380m AXA Framlington Health fund, has resigned from the group, Investment Week can reveal.
Although markets have come a long way from their crisis lows, markets feel as schizophrenic as ever, with investors agitated by rate rises and political concerns, says Jamie Hooper, manager of the AXA Framlington UK Growth fund.
Platforms are racing to update their conversion programmes as advisers complain about hefty charges when switching clients into clean share classes.
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