Neptune's Chris Taylor has hedged his Japan Opportunities fund from yen back to sterling as a result...
Neptune's Chris Taylor has hedged his Japan Opportunities fund from yen back to sterling as a result of the group's bearish expectations for the country's currency and equity market. The fund is now all in sterling and this protects it against a decline from both the yen and Japanese market. Neptune is not promoting or marketing the £28m Japan Opportunities fund in any way. Instead the team believes current market opportunities lie in sectors such as US equities, UK equity income and the emerging markets. Despite dire market conditions, Taylor's Japan Opportunities fund managed to del...
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