Pictet

LUXURY GOODS

Equity markets around the world have struggled to make headway this year, with many major indices giving up gains made early on to leave them standing flat or down for 2012.

Pictet Asset Management's Adrian Hickey, head of Japanese equities, highlights five attractively valued small-cap stocks set to benefit from the nation's post-earthquake reconstruction spend.

Pictet Asset Management is set to launch an emerging markets high dividend offering for Mark Boulton and Stephen Burrows.

Credit Suisse's Luca Paolini has joined Pictet Asset Management as chief strategist.

ALTERNATIVES

Pictet Asset Management is to launch a flexible, multi-asset fund designed to perform in all market conditions

Prashant Kothari has joined Pictet's emerging markets equity team, responsible for Indian equities.

Pictet Asset Management has launched a global government bond fund that will invest according to an issuer's fundamentals rather than by region.

BIG INTERVIEW