JAPAN

Funds management

Over the last week investors globally piled US$1.4 billion into Japanese equities but most Australia-domiciled funds focused on the country have struggled to beat the sec...

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Funds management

Over three quarters of funds focused on Japan have managed to beat their Asia Pacific counterparts with positive returns over the past year....

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Funds management

Investors should embrace that after having benefitted from a relatively benign 2019, the volatility will come back in 2020, according to Schroders....

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Funds management

The Asia Pacific single country sector was the worst performing equity sector in 2019, but did the US/China trade war cause it to underperform?...

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Funds management

Japan’s history tells us that low interest rates for long periods is not necessarily a bad thing for investors, Antipodes believes....

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Expert Analysis

Asia is home to rewarding investment opportunities to those who are willing to search for value in unexpected places, writes Peter Wilmshurst....

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Funds management

Funds with over 15 per cent exposure to Japanese markets have recorded high returns over the last three years, suggesting that the current hype around Japan is justified....

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Features

Why are the Japanese insurers and institutions showing such interest in Australia’s life insurance assets while our major banks are looking to the exits, Mike Taylor asks...

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Financial planning

ClearView looks to expand its IFA channel on the back of Sony Life taking a 14.9 per cent stake in the company....

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Funds management

Asia Pacific's asset managers and owners were expecting blockchain to be widely adopted, but they lacked measures to support it, said State Street Corporation....

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Funds management

Cultural and demographical shifts in Asia have created an investment opportunity in senior living real estate, according to AMP Capital. ...

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Funds management

Active equity specialist, Martin Currie, has completed the acquisition of PK Investment Management’s London-based Japan long short equity team....

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