31.   Romanelli recommended emphasizing Asian equities, balanced with European and U.S. stocks for diversity.

32.   So far this year, Asian equity markets have soared.

33.   Stocks also rose as the turmoil in the Asian equity and currency markets subsided.

34.   SWEDISH bonds are seen rising in the week ahead as continued turmoil in Asian equity markets lures investors into fixed income assets.

35.   That sparked a rally there and in other Asian equities markets yesterday which carried over into Latin American markets, including Chile.

36.   The battering of Asian markets spread to Latin America, as investors sold shares that are up substantially this year to offset losses on Asian equities.

37.   The fund has outperformed the average return of other investment vehicles focused on Asian equities over the last two years.

38.   The losses are unrelated to the recent drop in Asian equity markets.

39.   The losses are unrelated to the recent fall in Asian equity markets.

40.   There are worries overseas that mutual funds could sell off Asian equities to prevent further erosion in their asset value.