Daiwa offers UK investors access to Japanese dividend strategy

Previously only run on segregated basis

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...