Within the emerging markets space, fears of a hard landing and shadow banking combined with poor performance have led many investors to avoid China.
The disparate performance of Pacific funds
How China’s Stock Connect will help global investors
Stocks in Shanghai and Hong Kong have rallied after authorities confirmed the trading link between the two cities' exchanges is to open next week.
Investors looking to diversify their property investments should consider buying into alternative sectors such as prisons, according to Principal Global Investors' Simon Hedger.
China's scheme to connect the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges will not be unveiled this week as planned, with no new launch date yet specified.
US markets closed up last night after the latest round of strong economic data and some better than expected third quarter earnings figures.
Moving up the ranks of global competitiveness