Bond funds severely affected
2018 was a difficult period for the Japanese equity market.
Industry Voice: Japanese equities retain the characteristics that can continue to work well in 2019.
Top foreign sectors to look out for over the year
Holdings will need to "plough through their own furrow"
Positions EMs outlook for next 12 months
It has been a difficult year for global equities, with volatility caused by factors such as concern about trade wars leaving many of the world's stock markets in retreat.
Japanese stocks are about as cheap on a price to 12-month forward EPS ratio as they have been in many years and are cheaper than many of their global peers.
Avoiding freezing of US-China ties