Devil or angel?

In the face of the most volatile markets in many people’s working lives, investors in the west are looking for safe havens away from New York and London. Is Asia the answer? Some market players think so. “There is something very special about Asia,” says one. Others label the region a perennial basket case. Who’s right?

Shell-shocked and confused equity investors are desperately looking for a shelter for the cash they were able to grab as they scrambled out of the turmoil of the US and European markets. Treasuries would seem the most obvious safe haven, Asia’s equity markets perhaps less so. But for some these are desperate times. And with their home markets slumping to levels they have never seen before many say that they are considering all the alternatives.

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