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 Nikko Asset Management (Nikko AM) adopts the “Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors”, also known as “Japan's Stewardship Code”, in relation to our investments in publicly traded Japanese stocks. We also accept and promote the...
SHARE THIS During the fourth quarter, the MSCI World Index, S&P 500 and NASDAQ posted their weakest results since late 2008, pushing valuations to their lowest levels since 2014.
SHARE THIS Disruptive Innovation Introducing the Nikko AM ARK Disruptive Innovation Fund At Nikko AM we believe that disruptive innovation is key to investing in the future. In August 2017, Nikko AM partnered with ARK Invest, a company that focuses...
SHARE THIS The Australian bond market (as measured by the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index) returned 1.08% over the month.
SHARE THIS We continue to spend the vast majority of our time on company research and there are doubtless other observers better placed to predict which path that the market will go down, but it seems more likely to us that the future will look much...
SHARE THIS We look into the potential economic impact of Japan’s attempt to become carbon neutral. We also analyse why Japan’s fiscal condition draws little attention although the country is on course to spend a record amount in its upcoming budget.
SHARE THIS Worldwide, 2020 was unequivocally dreadful; a year of loss, pain, anxiety and separation that found no worthy adversary in technology or social privilege.
SHARE THIS Corporate Sustainability Since 2018, our Corporate Sustainability Department has driven sustainability into our corporate culture. From curating our strategy and aligning ourselves to maximise our impact in our offices through 3 core...
SHARE THIS SUSTAINABILITY Insights & News insights 10 July 2025 Sharia bonds: an overlooked diversification opportunity? Sharia-compliant bonds, or to give them their official name, “sukuk”, are often dismissed as faith-based instruments with limited...
SHARE THIS Wealthy individuals across generations are interested in investing for environmental or social impact, but Millennials are by far the most active in evaluating and indeed, demanding these strategies.
SHARE THIS Exhibiting an extensive track record of outperformance versus big caps and offering good diversification from traditional equities, we believe that Asian small-cap stocks provide numerous investment merits for long-term investors.
SHARE THIS We gauge Japan’s slow vaccine rollout from an economic perspective and assess the shift in work styles that occurred during the pandemic and its potential impact on real estate prices.
SHARE THIS "Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing", quipped Oscar Wilde.
SHARE THIS We discuss what global inflation could mean for Japan, with the country having struggled extensively with deflation; we also assess the BOJ‘s plan to boost funding for mitigating climate change and what that could mean in the longer run from...
SHARE THIS The US and China are likely reaching peak growth as stimulus and the initial burst of pent-up demand begin to wane. In China, while the credit impulse has turned negative—usually an ominous sign—demand continues to normalise, shifting from...
SHARE THIS We talk about the importance of staying focused on the broader implications of Japan’s corporate governance reforms when misconduct at major companies make the headlines; we also discuss the prospects for real estate and whether the market...
SHARE THIS Our philosophy is centred on the search for “Future Quality” in a company. Future Quality companies are those that we believe will attain and sustain high returns on investment. ESG considerations are integral to Future Quality investing as...
SHARE THIS The news of Prime Minister Suga’s impending resignation triggered a rally in Japanese equities this week, with the market hoping that a new administration will bring the COVID-19 outbreak under control and hasten the normalisation of the...
SHARE THIS Objective Nikko Asset Management Group (Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries hereafter collectively referred to as the “Nikko AM” or “we”) is a leader in the Asian financial services industry serving clients around the...