HSBC has launched an MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF listed on the London Stock Exchange.
The yen is higher against major currencies today despite the Japanese Government unveiling a ¥920bn stimulus package and the BoJ extending an additional ¥10trn of lending to banks.
The yen has hit a 15-year high against the US dollar against a backdrop of inaction by the Japanese Government.
China is expected to overtake Japan as the world's second largest economy as GDP growth in Japan slowed to 0.1% in the second quarter.