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[EXTERNAL LINK/JAPANESE ONLY] The Japanese newspaper, The Nikkei, covers the JAPAN FORUM 2023 held in New York, which was co-sponsored by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Americas to promote Japanese financial products to US-based investors.
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U.S. Investors Want More Exposure to Japan. Here’s What They Should Know Beforehand.
Date: 26th May 2023
[EXTERNAL LINK] Institutional Investor sheds a spotlight on the JAPAN FORUM 2023. Featured in the article is David Baeckelandt, head of client relations at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Americas, who shares his insight on Japanese microcap stocks.
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Insights
Three Reasons the Nikkei 225 has Soared to a 33-year High
Date: 23rd May 2023
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index recently reached its highest level since August 1990 on the back of foreign buying and locally driven corporate governance improvements. As such investors’ views on Japanese equities have been changing. In this article, we would like to introduce the three reasons the Nikkei 225 index has jumped up recently.
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A Quiet Revolution in Japan's Corporate Governance
Date: 18th May 2023
[EXTERNAL LINK] In this article with Funds Global Asia, Tetsuro Takase, senior stewardship officer at SuMi TRUST, discusses how corporate governance is changing in Japan, what this means for cross-shareholding, and how this is leading the shift towards more effective strategic investments for sustainable long-term growth.
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Japanese Stock Market To Stay Robust In 2023
Date: 16th May 2023
[EXTERNAL LINK] In this article with Wealth Briefing Asia, Hiroyuki Ueno, senior economist at SuMi TRUST, shares his view on Japan's growth outlook in 2023.
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Deep Dive: Bond Managers must 'Unlearn' the Past Decade of Central Bank Lessons
Date: 15th May 2023
[EXTERNAL LINK] In this article with Investment Week, Katsutoshi Inadome, Senior Strategist at SuMi TRUST, shares his predictions for the global economy and the future of interest rates and central bank policy.
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Insights
Is Japanese Digital Content Ready to Take Over the World?
Satoshi Marui, Chief Portfolio Manager - Japan Small Cap Strategy
Date: 10th May 2023
SuMi's Coffee Break Column: Satoshi Marui, Chief Portfolio Manager of the Japan Small Cap Strategy, talks VTubers, Animation and Japanese cultural exports in this piece on how digitalisation is paving the way for Japanese content in our increasingly globalised world.
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Investing in J-REITs
Date: 9th May 2023
[EXTERNAL LINK] SuMi TRUST won Asia Asset Management's award for Best REITs Manager (Japan) for the second time, in recognition of its Japan Quality REIT Strategy (JQR). Find out what Shigemitsu Kurihara, Chief Portfolio Manager of the Japan Quality REIT Strategy, has to say in this recent publication with Asia Asset Management.
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Press Release
SuMi TRUST Establishes New Data Science Unit
Date: 2nd May 2023
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management is delighted to announce the establishment of its Data Science Unit formed within the Research Management Department, effective April 1, 2023.