Japan
Japan’s move to negative rates sees FTSE edge over 6000
The FTSE 100 edged back over 6000 on a wave of positive sentiment triggered by the surprise announcement that Japan has moved to negative interest rates.
ANALYSIS: Are investors clutching at straws with their Japan overweights?
Japanese equities are enjoying a place in the rising sun in terms of the preferences of many investors, but is this a sound decision destined to yield rewards or an act of desperation?
The best funds of 2015
Smaller companies and Japanese funds dominated the top of the 2015 fund performance tables.
Japanese equities: Headwinds in 2016
Even though doubts over Abenomics are increasing, equities may be in good shape next year.
Schroders to merge Japan Alpha Plus into Schroder Tokyo
Schroders is to merge its Schroder Japan Alpha Plus fund into Andrew Rose’s Schroder Tokyo Fund, the firm has confirmed.