Japan

Morgan Stanley Investment Management has launched an offshore Japanese Equity fund for its latest hire.

Martin Currie's latest offerings, the Japan and European Absolute Alpha funds, will launch this month with a long bias to internationally-focused companies

ON SPECIALIST MARKETS

Long the Western bond markets…for the time being

Michael Hasenstab, Franklin Templeton's co-director of international bonds, is shorting the yen on expectations it will weaken against the US dollar as the Japanese authorities prepare to print money.

JAPAN

HSBC has launched an MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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ON JAPAN

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.