Daiwa offers UK investors access to Japanese dividend strategy

Previously only run on segregated basis

Laura Dew
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Daiwa SB Investments has made its Japan Equity Sustainable Dividend fund available to UK investors for the first time.

The Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS fund is a sub-fund of the firm's Luxembourg SICAV and managed by lead portfolio manager Seiji Iwama.  Since 2013 it has been managed on a segregated basis and is one of eight Japan funds run by the firm.  The fund seeks to achieve mid-to-long term capital appreciation through investing in Japanese equities, particularly those companies with sustainable dividend payouts and a low risk of dividend cuts. Why Japanese corporates will prove the cynics wrong For initial investors, there is a P share in Japanese yen, sterling, euro and US dollar with a ca...

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