SHARE THIS Nikko Asset Management endeavours to develop ETFs that are easy-to-use, inexpensive, and meet the needs of investors in Japan and around the world. Specifically, Nikko Asset Management develops products that can be easily used in...
SHARE THIS {loadmodule custom,etf_amova} The Fund is managed with the aim of matching the rate of fluctuation of the net asset value per unit with the rate of fluctuation of the Long Short Strategy Index on MSCI Japan IMI Custom 85% + CASH (JPY) 15%...
SHARE THIS Naomi Fink recently joined Nikko Asset Management as a Global Strategist based in Tokyo. We sat down with Naomi to discuss her personal relationship with Japan, and to hear her views on arguably the most talked-about investment region in the...
SHARE THIS The weak yen has played a key role in Japan’s economic recovery by boosting its corporate profits, gross national income and current account surplus. However, it may be time to consider ways Japan can retain its recovery without help from a...
SHARE THIS A stable political backdrop is just one of several key considerations supportive of investors increasing their exposure to Japanese equities, in our view. We believe that reforms to both its corporate governance structure and the...
SHARE THIS Nikko Asset Management History Leadership Awards Global Offices Careers Nikko Asset Management is one of Asia’s largest asset managers, with AUM USD USDUnit USD* under management, providing high-conviction, active fund management across a...
SHARE THIS {loadmodule custom,etf_amova} The Fund seeks to achieve NAV that closely correlates with the movement of the MSCI Japan IMI Custom Liquidity and Yield Low Volatility Index by investing in component stocks of the index and by principally...
SHARE THIS With Japan overcoming deflation and ushering in a period of progress and consolidation despite market volatility and political upheaval, we expect Japanese companies to make strategic decisions in 2025 that attract global investors in larger...
SHARE THIS {loadmodule custom,etf_amova} The Fund invests primarily in SGD-denominated beneficiary certificates of the Singapore-domiciled offshore investment trust Nikko AM Straits Trading Asia ex Japan REIT*. It is managed with the aim of matching...
SHARE THIS As Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida focuses on various economic initiatives to shore up his support ratings, the revival of inbound tourism is seen as a measure that can provide the economy with an immediate boost.
SHARE THIS Japan equity was the best-performing asset class in 2023, but despite the Nikkei reaching all-time highs in 2024, Japan also recently experienced economic contraction. Against that backdrop, Japan Equity Investment Director Junichi Takayama...
SHARE THIS {loadmodule custom,etf_amova} The Fund seeks the net asset value per unit to track the performance of the yen-converted MSCI ACWI ex Japan Index by mainly investing in the separately stipulated investment trust securities. Key information...
SHARE THIS We believe 2021 will be remembered as a year that marked the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 crisis as the world develops vaccines to counter the pandemic. In Japan, we expect a gradual recovery of its economy in 2021, as the pandemic’s...
SHARE THIS There’s more to Japan’s renaissance than relatively inexpensive valuations. Companies have become more receptive to corporate reform and shareholder engagement; Japan’s services sector is benefitting from a resumption in tourism; and, in...
SHARE THIS As geopolitical risks and globalisation are reassessed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and war in Europe, we believe that Japan stands to benefit as more companies refocus on their home markets.
SHARE THIS ESG initiatives are expected to become ever more important for companies and investors around the world in 2022. We expect many Japanese companies to come to the fore amid this global shift towards ESG, with enhancements in ESG disclosures...
SHARE THIS This month we discuss how potential market volatility still bears watching even if the global banking turmoil may not directly shake Japan; we also assess how a steady domestic demand recovery may be in sight even if the public is slow to...
SHARE THIS One of Japan’s more recent economic releases made us sit up and take notice. Within the very resilient Q4 capital expenditure figures released this week was one important reinforcing indicator of Japan’s structural recovery, or in the Bank...
SHARE THIS Japanese equities have not been immune to tariff worries. However, it is worth remembering that Japan is playing the long game: the country is undergoing structural reflation driven by factors unlikely to be reversed by market volatility or...
SHARE THIS Until recently, Japan was lauded as one of the few countries that successfully limited the COVID-19 outbreak. However, more than a year into the pandemic, Japan’s slow vaccine rollout is coming under increased scrutiny with the country...