Asia

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.

Just 24 hours after the Federal Reserve ended QE in the US, the Bank of Japan surprised global markets last Friday by extending its own stimulus programme. We look at ten global equity funds which may benefit.

How can Japan boost corporate profitability?

Japanese stocks have rallied to their highest level since November 2007 and the yen has plummeted after the Bank of Japan shocked the market with unexpected new stimulus measures.

Abenomics is not the whole picture for investors in Japan - the country's corporates have undergone a slow revolution too, explains AXA Framlington's Chisako Hardie.