Small trust worth £30m moves in for £600m Abrdn Asia Dragon Investment trusts In a stock exchange announcement, Ashoka's trust said it had put forward a proposal to merge the two trusts, with the option of a cash exit of up to 50 per cent for Asia Dragon shareholders.
Growth markets India and Thailand help Prudential keep up the momentum Insurance Prudential said these figures reflected the group's "strong momentum" despite strong comparators in the same period last year.
Japan funds boom as stock market hits record high Markets The Japanese stock market reached a 34-year high last month, and investors in the Asian market are getting the best news they’ve heard in decades. The Japanese Nikkei 225 has risen 42.5 per cent over the last year, compared to the 1.2 per cent growth in the FTSE 100 over the same period. Last month, [...]