Wealth management forum: Asia Pacific ex Japan - has the tiger lost its roar?

What impact has the financial crisis had on Asia's prospects? Wilfred Sit of Mirae Asset Global Invesments believes Asian markets have suffered from the erroneous perception that the West is less risky.

But Kevin Doran of Brown Shipley highlights the under-development as Asian equity markets, while Charles MacKinnon of Thurleigh Investment Managers calls Asia 'a leveraged play on the West'.

Also in this series:

• Roger Bootle of Capital Economics warns investors not to expect any good news just yet
• Matthew Strachan of Alliance Trust has some encouraging news from the US
• Luke Hickmore of Swip think's it's the perfect time to buy bonds, but an anti-consensus view is gaining ground
• Adrian Bignell of Invesco Perpetual believes present valuations of European small caps offer bargains to the careful investor
• Advisory or discretionary? Attendees at the Citywire Wealth Management forum discuss the future of the industry, and how clients are responding to unprecedented volatility.