Story by: Nick Rice, Investment Adviser
Lesley Kaye, investment director for Japan funds, says country to benefit as investors seek returns from the developed world technology plays.
Jupiter Asset Management is launching a Japan Select Sicav sub-fund, giving investors a more diversified version of its existing strategy in the region as other managers close their Japanese equity desks.
Asset manager aims to provide investors with more diversification in the region
Neiloy Ghosh, former manager of Newton Investment Management's £6m Japan fund, has left the company.
Signs of economic recovery are proliferating, with global equity markets returning to a semblance of health. But as markets improve around the world, not all boats are rising with the tide.
Stephen Harker and the team behind the £488m GLG Japan Core Alpha fund have decided to reduce their portfolio's overall holdings in technology and move the assets into more defensive stocks.
Tokio Marine Asset Management is to launch a Luxembourg-domiciled, Ucits III Japanese fund later this year as part of a wider push into Europe.
Widening discounts in the Japanese investment trust sectors could put investors in a good position to benefit from a market rally, Winterflood Securities has said.
Manager had been increasing weighting to Japan, but has now started adding to Asia
A key manager on the Witan Pacific investment trust has underweighted Japan, amid scepticism about government efforts to restimulate the economy.
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