While never in doubt, the strength of victory of prime minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party in Sunday’s snap lower house election exceeded expectations, with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) securing more than half the number of lower house seats.
With Shinzo Abe’s recent announcement of a snap election, Adrian Lowcock, investment director at Architas, assesses the case for investing in Japan.
Japanese equity fund managers are backing small and mid cap companies in the tech space as well as ‘online disrupters’ ahead of the snap election to be held in October.
Do active funds on average beat the performance of a relevant index over the very long term? Our sister publication Fund Selector Asia found that one sector stands alone.
Indian life company Reliance Nippon Life Insurance is looking to expand its distribution network through a series of takeovers of bank-owned life insurers, a top company official told analysts.
Dramatic increases in the number and proportion of older people is a struggle facing countries around the globe. Researchers at Columbia University and the University of Southern California have developed a barometer to assess, using five social and economic indicators, which are the best countries to grow old in.
Japan’s financial watchdog, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), is asking life insurance companies to become more scrupulous investors by adhering to a new stewardship code.
Despite positive economic indicators, uncertainty over US interest rates, political risk and high valuations are casting shade on global equities, says Rory McPherson, head of investment strategy at Psigma.
The UK was the worst performing single country index in June while Canada was the best, according to data by MSCI.
Japan’s Sony Life Insurance has announced it plans to open dozens of locations in Singapore’s malls where it will offer clients policies from multiple insurers.
Japan’s economy is beginning to show signs of life, but is this another false dawn, or a sign that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s reforms are working?
Japan’s four largest life insurers have reported a 16% decline in combined domestic premium income in the fiscal year ending 31 March 2017.
