Trust faces delicate task taking activist approach to Japan
The AVI Japan Opportunity Trust will target cash-rich businesses when it launches in October
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Omnis launches UK and Asia strategies
Omnis Investments is extending its UK and Asia offerings as part of a wide-reaching fund development programme.
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Jupiter’s Carter: Three themes we’re playing in Japan
Dan Carter reveals the three key themes he is exploiting in the Jupiter Japan Income fund.
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The top five funds of Q1
The first quarter of 2018 was highly unpredictable, with pessimism and volatility creeping back into global markets, but which funds came out on top? Portfolio Adviser takes a look at data from FE to find out.
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Will 2018 be Japan’s time to shine?
Japan has been a hot topic of discussion among investors recently. At the end of last year, the Japanese equity index – the Nikkei 225 – broke through of the 23,000 barrier for the first time in 26 years.
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Quilter Cheviot: This is not a long bull market
Quilter Cheviot’s chief investment strategist Alan McIntosh argues the length of the current bull market will not determine when it ends and he sees no sign of it slowing anytime soon.
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Don’t expect Japan’s QE to end anytime soon
Fund managers remain bullish on Japan’s corporate earnings growth as stagnant inflation seems highly unlikely to spur its central bank into unwinding quantitative easing for at least another two years.
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Small cap will drive Chinese economy
Small cap companies in China are at the forefront of driving the country’s economic shift, according to Matthews Asia portfolio manager Tiffany Hsiao.
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Woodford, Rathbones and Trojan disappoint in FE ratings
Neil Woodford’s flagship Equity Income fund was downgraded in FE’s latest rebalance from five crowns to just one, six months after receiving the debut accolade.
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Year in review: Japan
With an average return of 16.11% in sterling terms, the IA Japan sector well rewarded investors in 2017, with the best performing fund up nearly 40%.
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How 2017 rewarded the brave
Those investors who took a risk on approach in 2017 have been well rewarded, with the traditionally more volatile sectors and regions topping the performance return tables over the year.
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Japanese funds dominate quiet November
Japan funds continued their strong performance into November, with the IA Japanese Smaller Companies and Japan sectors producing the strongest returns in an otherwise quiet month for markets.