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Fund firms see potential value in Japan equities

But during the three-year period, only around 38% of Japan equity funds have outperformed the MSCI Japan Index.

The Hong Kong-based digital wealth management services firm will be involved in Japan’s scheme to cultivate its asset management industry.

The ongoing Japan-Korea trade dispute has put all actively-managed Korean equity funds underwater this year.

Six exchange-traded funds have been approved under the Japan-China ETF Connectivity scheme.

The Japanese firm plans to join the China-Japan ETF Connect programme on top of having a QDLP business in China.

Firms interested in joining the scheme will need to apply for an investment quota from China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE).

The firm has become the first Japan-based entity to join China’s inbound programme.

More domestic equity funds in Japan outperformed their benchmark indices than foreign equity funds, according to an S&P Dow Jones Indices report.

The deal will help the Swiss firm access more local high net worth clients.

The agreement comes after Lombard Odier established other strategic partnerships with banks in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia.