Joe Bauernfreund, manager of the AVI Global Trust and Japan Opportunity Trust, discusses the whole host of factors improving governance in Japan.
Tag: Corporate Governance
Value in Japan? Where investors can still find mispriced opportunities
Fund managers discuss where they are finding the most attractively-valued stocks.
Impax hires head of ESG for Asia-Pacific
Based in the Hong Kong office.
Finance leads the way on ESG reporting in China
Governance is a key issue in China’s financial services industry, according to Tricor’s CEO.
Jupiter AM flexes governance influence
Effecting behavioural change in companies relies on investors using their underlying investments as leverage, according to Jupiter Asset Management (Jupiter AM).
Three themes to drive sustainable bond investing in Asia
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.
UBP alts fund targets Japan companies
The strategy will take short positions on poorly governed companies.
Japan overweight boosts JPM APAC fund
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.
Investors find opportunities among China’s SOEs
Improvements in governance, management and efficiency make China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) an attractive choice for investors.
Taming China’s stock market
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.