Japan
Complexity of Asia hinders fund passport schemes
Varying tax and regulatory issues across the region could disrupt the Asia Region Funds Passport initiative, according to Mostapha Tahiri, chief executive and head of asset and fund services for Asia at BNP Paribas Securities Services.
Nikko AM launches new Japan equity Ucits fund
Nikko Asset Management has launched a Luxembourg-domiciled Japan Focus Equity Ucits fund, with further Ucits funds planned for later this year.
Nikko AM to launch themed ETF in Japan
Nikko Asset Management will launch an exchange traded fund that tracks Japanese companies investing in physical and human capital.
Deal extends LGIM’s reach in Japan and Nikko AM’s in Europe
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) and Nikko Asset Management announced on Wednesday the signing of a business cooperation agreement that will expand LGIM’s presence in Japan’s fixed income market and further Nikko’s aims in Europe.
Positive developments luring investors back into EM – Pictet
Positive developments such as evidence of an underlying improvement in industrial production and exports in Asia are luring investors back into emerging markets, said Pictet Asset Management’s chief strategist Luca Paolini.