Janus four new Asia funds
Janus Capital has significantly expanded its Asia and Japan offering with the announcement of four new equity funds.
Japan
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RWC launches Japan sub fund
The RWC Nissay Japan Focus Fund is a sub-fund of the firms UCITS-qualified Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV. It will build upon the existing partnership with Nissay Asset Management using a constructive engagement-based approach.
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Coram Martin Gray appointment
Gray will oversee multi-asset portfolios in Coram’s UCITS IV fund range alongside Sullivan, also a director and senior fund manager at Coram, with whom he shares a seven-year working relationship
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Kames Craig Bonthron appointment
The investment manager lost Piers Hillier to LV= Asset Management in early November, and is seeking to "mature" its investment selection process
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FPI to make new push into Japan market
Friends Provident International (FPI) is seeking a licence to do new business in Japan, three years after a strategic review by the incoming chief executive John Van der Wielen resulted in the company exiting from the market.
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World leading Asia to surpass North Americas
Asia-Pacific is set to become the region with the largest number of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) and highest wealth growth by the end of 2015, after recording world leading growth in 2013.
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Robeco Group outlines Japan expansion plans
Netherlands-headquartered Robeco Group has unveiled its strategy to set up full-scale operations and expand its asset management business in Japan.
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Source launches new ETF to track Japan index
The latest product to emerge from the pipeline of exchange traded product provider Source aims to provide exposure to Japan’s stock market.
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BNY Mellon hires new Japan country executive
BNY Mellon has appointed Douglas Hymas as country executive for Japan and general manager of the company's Tokyo branch.
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Nomura Asset Management opens in Dubai
Nomura Asset Management has opened an office in the Dubai International Financial Centre, its first in the Middle East.
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Dai ichi confirms Protective Life acquisition
Japans Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company has confirmed plans to acquire US-based Protective Life Corporation.
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Dai-ichi Life Insurance considers purchase of US
Tokyo based insurer Dai-ichi Life is reportedly making plans to acquire Protective Life, a midtier US insurance company.