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TOPIX ended down on the previous month end. Factors such as the yen's appreciation and the increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases in China weighed on the market.
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Insights
Japan Outlook in 2023
Hiroyuki Ueno, Chief Strategist
Date: 20th December 2022
Chief Strategist Hiroyuki Ueno shares his outlook for the Japanese economy, monetary policy and markets in 2023.
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Deep Dive: Reopening economy set to boost Japan opportunities
Date: 16th December 2022
[EXTERNAL LINK] Satoshi Marui, Chief Portfolio Manager of the Japan Small Cap strategy, quoted in James Baxter-Derrington's article for Investment Week. The article covers the re-opening of the Japanese economy, the potential shift in monetary policy and how these factors combine into attractive opportunities.
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Market Review for November 2022
Date: 1st December 2022
TOPIX continues to rise this month. Expectations of a slowdown in US interest rate hikes pushed the Japanese equity market up.
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Market Review for October 2022
Date: 4th November 2022
TOPIX ended up on the previous month end. The Japanese equity market rose in line with a rise in the US equity market in the latter half of the month.
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Market Review for September 2022
Date: 3rd October 2022
TOPIX ended down on the previous month end due to external risk factors such as rising US interest rates. Moreover the UK's controversial fiscal policy also weighed negatively on market sentiment.
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Press Release
Royanne Doi Joins SuMi TRUST
Date: 3rd October 2022
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management (SuMi TRUST), one of Japan’s largest asset managers with $623bn in assets under management (AUM), has appointed Royanne Doi to its board of directors as an independent non-executive director. With Ms. Doi’s appointment, independent directors will comprise half of the board of directors at SuMi TRUST.
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Japan's Normalisation: CEOs' interests are now better aligned with those of shareholders
Tatsuya Suzuki, Chief Portfolio Manager – Japan Quality Growth Strategy
Date: 26th September 2022
In this article, Tatsuya Suzuki, Chief Portfolio Manager of the Japan Quality Growth Strategy, is interviewed by Akimichi Oi, Senior Investment Director, on the positive changes emerging in Japanese companies.
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Translating Corporate Purpose into Business Practice
Munehisa Matsumoto, Head of Investment Research
Date: 5th September 2022
In this article, Munehisa Matsumoto, Head of Investment Research, discusses how companies can create sustainable value through implementing their corporate purposes into business practices.