SHARE THIS The New Zealand bond market has experienced a rough start to 2022. The chief driving market factor has been the upward movement in reference interest rates, with the swap and government curves all moving up as central banks turn hawkish to...
SHARE THIS We think the New Zealand bond market looks very attractive relative to the rest of the world given how high our interest rates are. At the same time, we certainty aren’t immune to developments in the rest of the world, particularly the US,...
SHARE THIS Inflation is creating challenges for the New Zealand bond market and economy. In line with bond markets around the world, New Zealand’s market has had a difficult start to 2022. Bond yields and interest rates in general have been climbing as...
SHARE THIS New Zealand faces the same kind of uncertainties other countries are confronting due to the global pandemic. But New Zealand, in some ways, has been in the vanguard of recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak.
SHARE THIS October was a tough month for the New Zealand bond market with yields rising in anticipation of further increases in cash rates and in response to global markets bracing for the possibility of central banks reducing stimulus by tapering bond...
SHARE THIS Since the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) postponed a widely expected rate hike in August, pricing in the market has pulled back, supporting a view that the central bank will hike rates by 25 basis points (bps) at each of its next three...
SHARE THIS The world is settling into a new normal that is likely to look quite different from pre-COVID-19 norms. This includes different patterns of demand shaped by learning to live with the virus and an ongoing fiscal thrust with firm policy...
SHARE THIS The detection of New Zealand’s first COVID-19 Delta variant infections and the subsequent decision by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) to postpone a widely expected rate hike muddied the country’s outlook in August. The economy was...
SHARE THIS The S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index returned 1.2% during the month. Australian equities lagged key offshore markets during the month. Despite COVID-19 cases rising exponentially in the US and Europe, the start of the vaccine roll-out and...
SHARE THIS The S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index returned 10.2% during the month. Australian equities enjoyed a strong month (in fact, the best monthly return since 1992) on positive COVID-19 vaccine news, additional quantitative easing measures locally...
SHARE THIS Japan Equity Monthly - November 2020 by Naoki Kamiyama, Chief Strategist
SHARE THIS Nikko Asset Management Adds Global Equity Capability to Investment Suite
SHARE THIS Risk Factors Prompting Nikko Asset Management to Cut Equity Exposure Worsening
SHARE THIS Nikko Asset Management Wins Asia Pacific Equity ETF Management Firm Award for Fourth Year in the Last Five
SHARE THIS - 2013 Japan Lipper Fund Awards - Nikko Natural Resources Fund (Equity and Currency) Australian DollarCourse Wins Lipper Award for Best Fund
SHARE THIS - 3rd award in past four years - Nikko AM named Best Asia-Pacific Equity ETF Manager at the 2013 ETF Express Awards
SHARE THIS In January, the Bank of Japan raised short-term interest rates to 0.5%, the highest level seen in 17 years, as it continued with its slow but steady withdrawal of accommodation. As the Japanese economy shows ongoing signals of recovery from...
SHARE THIS 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 maintaining a portfolio...
SHARE THIS The Fund seeks the net asset value per unit to track the performance of the Nikkei 225 by investing in shares of the component stocks of the Nikkei 225, and maintaining, in principle, a portfolio constructed consistent with the calculation...
SHARE THIS The Fund seeks to achieve a NAV that closely correlates with the movement of the Nikkei 225 by investing in shares of the component stocks of the Nikkei 225, and maintaining, in principle, a portfolio constructed consistent with the...