Investing in Asia with FAS’ Nitin Bajaj

In this episode of Trust Issues, we speak to Nitin Bajaj, manager of Fidelity Asian Values, about the investment case for the Asia equity sector, including recent performance, managing political noise and finding the most compelling opportunities across the sector. 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Providing differentiated exposure to Asia 04:07 Evaluating investments 05:54 Narrowing down the universe 08:59 Managing downside risk 10:00 Current portfolio allocations 11:25 Allocations in China 14:05 Opportunities in Indonesia 14:35 Rationale for holding TSMC 17:45 Drivers of outperformance 19:11 Navigating tariffs & trade 19:55 Key drivers over next year 20:28 Further information 20:45 Risk warning Our latest note on FAS - https://www.trustintelligence.co.uk/investor/articles?fund_id=405 FAS website - https://investment-trusts.fidelity.co.uk/fidelity-asian-values/ Please note that this podcast was recorded on 25 November 2025.