Joe Bauernfreund, manager of the AVI Global Trust and Japan Opportunity Trust, discusses the whole host of factors improving governance in Japan.

Joe Bauernfreund, manager of the AVI Global Trust and Japan Opportunity Trust, discusses the whole host of factors improving governance in Japan.
Fund managers discuss where they are finding the most attractively-valued stocks.
Governance is a key issue in China’s financial services industry, according to Tricor’s CEO.
Effecting behavioural change in companies relies on investors using their underlying investments as leverage, according to Jupiter Asset Management (Jupiter AM).
Climate change, corporate governance and an ageing population are the most appealing sustainability themes in Asia for fixed income investors, according to Manulife Investment Management.
The strategy will take short positions on poorly governed companies.
The broader adoption of the stewardship code among Japan’s listed companies is showing concrete results in the form of higher stock returns, according to Aisa Ogoshi, portfolio manager at JP Morgan Asset Management, who has been overweight Japan for five years.
Improvements in governance, management and efficiency make China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) an attractive choice for investors.
Foreign buyers and Chinese institutional investors with long-term horizon bring stability and efficiency to Chinese stock market, argues Greg Kuhnert, portfolio manager at Investec Asset Management.
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