Asia

GLG's Japan CoreAlpha team discuss the implications and possible consequences of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's landslide election win this weekend.

Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic party has swept to victory again in the snap Japanese election held over the weekend.

RWC is to launch a UCITS version of its Japanese Stewardship fund for European investors.

Japan's economy shrank more than initially estimated in the third quarter of 2014, according to revised gross domestic product (GDP) figures.

It has been a turbulent couple of months for policy makers in Japan.

What ails Japan?

Investor support for Japan on the rise

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has told senior politicians he will delay a proposed sales tax rise and call a snap election in December, according to reports.

Investors and fund buyers are increasingly backing Japanese equities as the country boosts its QE programme, and rotates its national pension fund towards domestic equities.

China's plans to widen access to its A shares market for international investors have been held back, but rules are set to be relaxed soon. Hermes manager Jonathan Pines explains why he has been loading up on A shares in anticipation.