The Japanese economy is not exactly encouraging, but the potential for corporate earnings is another story.
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Pioneer: Japan likely to resume QE in last two months 2015
The Japanese prime minister’s slumping approval rate and grim Q2 GDP data is likely to push the Bank of Japan to resume monetary easing before the end of this year, Pioneer Investments said in a research note.
Record inflows for Japan-listed ETFs
Exchange traded products listed in Japan have attracted record net new assets in the first seven months of the year, driven by inflows in equity ETFs, according to ETFGI.
Nomura to list 3 ETFs in Japan
Nomura Asset Management will list three exchange traded funds on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 24 August.
Measuring risk appetite in Asia
Investors in China take the most risk, while Japanese investors are the most risk averse, according to a Manulife study on the risk appetite of investors in Asia’s five wealthiest markets.
BlackRock prefers India, China bonds
Asian bond markets are less vulnerable to the US interest rate rise and India and China are the two preferred countries for bond investments, said Joel Kim, head of Asia-Pacific fixed income at BlackRock.
Amundi floats thematic ‘global ageing’ fund
The firm has launched a Hong Kong-domiciled fund aimed at sectors linked to the theme of global ageing.
Vanguard launches first S&P 500 ETF
Vanguard, which now has five ETFs in Hong Kong, said the total expense ratio (TER) of the new fund would be 0.25% annually, making it the lowest cost US equity ETF available in the special administrative region of China. “Today’s launch of the Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF demonstrates our ongoing commitment to the Hong […]
Nomura launches 2 Japan ETFs
“The ETFs will allow investors to gain exposure to Japanese equities while reducing the impact on their portfolios of potential Japanese yen depreciation against those currencies,” Nomura said. The products were launched under Nomura’s Next Funds, the brand for its ETF range, which has $52.7bn in assets under management. The products will track the performance […]
Japan dividends share buybacks set to rise
The changes in Japan may also fuel the interest of foreign investors seeking income, Simon Webber, lead portfolio manager for global and international equities, wrote in a research note.
