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[EXTERNAL LINK] Hiroyuki Ueno, Senior Economist at SuMi TRUST, recently shared his perspective on the Bank of Japan's Tankan survey and the increase in business confidence in Japan.

[EXTERNAL LINK] SuMi TRUST's Senior Stewardship Officer, Masaru Okubo, discusses how Japan is addressing the gender gap.

In this article with IPE Yoshi Hishida, CEO of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management, talks with Christopher Walker about the future of SuMi TRUST and its focus on retail and attracting international capital.

The Japanese equity market saw TOPIX increase by 0.4% and the Nikkei 225 slide by 1.7% in August. In the first half of the month, concerns over rising long-term US interest rates and China’s economy weighed on Japanese equities. However in the second half of the month Japanese equities rebounded following the positive performance of US semi-conductor stocks.

[EXTERNAL LINK] In this article with Portfolio Adviser, Tatsuya Suzuki, chief portfolio manager of the Japan Quality Growth Fund, discusses how investors can overcome barriers to entry to capitalise on India’s growth.

[EXTERNAL LINK] Hiroyuki Ueno, Chief Strategist at SuMi TRUST, recently shared his perspective on the growth drivers behind the Japanese stock market ahead of the preliminary GDP figure announcement.

[EXTERNAL LINK]  In Wealth Briefing Asia SuMi TRUST's Chief Strategist, Hiroyuki Ueno, discusses his outlook for the Japanese stock market ahead of the release of Japan's preliminary GDP figures.